Posts Tagged ‘Grandma Gatewood’
Trail Magic “Live” #1 Don’t Believe Everything You Read…
This is the first of four short segments that feature Anne McEvoy as Grandma Gatewood. This was recorded at a rehearsal for the play of the same name that was staged last summer at TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center. The play was written as a first person narrative that presents Emma Gatewood’s persona and wit. The…
Read MoreWe’re the lead story in the Ohio Historical Society’s Newsletter January issue
Your Tax Return Can Make History GRANDMA GATEWOOD GETS HER FILM WITH HELP FROM OHIO’S HISTORY FUND In 1955, 67-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood hiked the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail — the first woman ever to hike the entire trail solo. A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, Gatewood had lived through the Depression and raised 11 children in an abusive…
Read MoreGrandma Gatewood’s Bakeless Bake Sale
Belinda Bear invites you to join her for Grandma Gatewood’s Bakeless Bake Sale going on now! Thanksgving Special — purchase Belinda’s Pumpkin Pie for a donation of $25 or more and get a free copy of our DVD, “Grandma Gatewood: Ohio’s Legendary Hiker”! Help make a movie about Hiking Legend Emma Gatewood. Everyone wants to…
Read MoreLake County Historical Society Location Shoot with Anne McEvoy
We had a great day shooting scenes for “Trail Magic” Sunday and Bette Lou Higgins posted a PDF of our work at http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/images/gatewoodfilming.pdf so you can download it. You can access it through our website with the link on page http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/gtwdinf.htm if you want to let other people know about it. (Speaking of which —…
Read MoreДве женщины- Grandma Goes Global
It is amazing how Emma Gatewood inspires so many people. She ended up being featured in a blog from Russia by Sergey_Bp about a friend of his that is doing a long bike ride. Here is the link to that blog translated roughly into English by Google. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsergey-bp.livejournal.com%2F193440.html&act=url For those of you that read Russian,…
Read MoreElyrian raising funds to film a documentary about a woman who didn’t quit!
Steve Fogarty, Chronicle Telegram Online ELYRIA — When Grandma Emma Gatewood walked the entire 2,050 miles of the Appalachian Trail in 1955, she became the first woman to do so by herself. Emma Rowena Gatewood, better known as Grandma Gatewood, was the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail. She did it in 1955…
Read More“Trail Magic” stage performance premier Tickets Available
“Trail Magic” is now on the True North box office system, the direct link to online sales is :http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=620405&presenter=TRUENORTH&venue=&event=&version= People can purchase over the phone or in person as well
Read More“Trail Magic” — A Festival Dedicated to the life of Emma Gatewood
produced by Eden Valley Enterprises and TrueNorth Cultural Arts at the French Creek Nature & Arts Center 4530 Colorado Ave. Sheffield Village, OH 44054 Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955. Come join us for this celebration of her life! Auditions “Trail Magic” a new play by Kelly…
Read MoreKatahdin’s Trail Magic
We just got back from a shoot in Millenocket Maine and Baxter State Park this past week. The weather was decent, the fall foliage was spectacular, and the people at the park could not have been nicer. We set out to connect with the through hikers coming in across the Hundred Mile Wilderness. We met…
Read MoreCBC Magazine “In the green”
Nina Polien Light wrote a wonderful article in her most recent column “in the green” entitled ” ‘Grandma Gatewood’ documentary takes a hike down memory lane” in the April edition of CBC (Cleveland Business Connects) that gives a nice overview of the documentary and and storytelling project. More about the article can be found on…
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