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North Georgia News announces fundraiser for Grandma Gatewood Statue

So pleased to be joining forces with Mountain Crossing and to have them use the fundraiser to raise funds for the statue project.  Thanks to North Georgia News for the press. We are still raising funds. Please check out the go fund me, no donation is too small. Also please share, and if you know of…

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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…

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We’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…

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Grandma 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…

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Lake 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 —…

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Две 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,…

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“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…

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