sneakers Archives - Grandma Gatewood

Comfortable Shoes

On our trip up Mt Katahdin earlier this month we met “Last Out” on the trail at the end of the 100 mile wilderness. He was traveling with a group of scruffy trail worn friends that had endured a week of rain and a summer of extremes. “Last Out” told us that his goal was…

Grandma’s sneakers

Yesterday we got these great photos from Marjorie Wood of Grandma Gatewood’s Converse sneakers from the Gallipolis Historical Society. We know that Emma loved to hike in sneakers and they became synonymous with her “Grandma” persona. She wore out many many pairs along the way and so various museums and even a store along the…