Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com
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Interests: http://WebSigCleveland.org, Website Design, Cleveland Web & Tech Events, Technology, Backpacking, Cleveland & Akron Cultural Events, Art, Theatre, Healthy Living Blogging at: https://sosAssociates.com/ Joined Aug 16, 2023. 1st skeet 9/1/2023.
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New blog post: "20th Anniversary - #IngenuityFest 2025: Forging The Future"

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We are very fortunate to have this gathering of #Cleveland creatives that is Ingenuity Cleveland.

IngenuityFest 2025 was the celebration of their 20th anniversary season!
Photo from Friday, September 26, 2025 - The faces of Stuart, Julie, and Michael appear on an installation at IngenuityFest 2025: Forging The Future.

Blog title "20th Anniversary - IngenuityFest 2025: Forging The Future"
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Day One: Opening ceremony of the 43rd Annual ALDHA (Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association) Gathering, honored the 2025 Class of #AppalachianTrail Thru #Hikers and Gene Espy.
aldha.org/the-gathering/

Learn about Gene Espy on the @atmuseum.bsky.social website: www.atmuseum.org/news/gene-es...
Banner about Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association being foe Distance Hikers - Section Hikers
Day Hikers - Dreamers! 

aldha.org/the-gathering/ Photo of the Class of 2025 Appalachian Trail thru hikers. 

“I Hiked ALDHA Way”  Gene Espy dedication. 
 
Eugene Espy, known by everyone as Gene, passed away at age 98 recently. Gene was the second person to thru-hike the A.T., in 1951. In 2011, Gene was the only living member of the Charter Class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. 


https://www.atmuseum.org/news/gene-espy-1927-2025 Information about the Earl Shaffer Foundation. 

He was the first person to backpack the Appalachian Trail
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Tent city 🏕️

Day Two of the 43rd Annual ALDHA Gathering in Abingdon, VA at the Southwest #Virginia Higher Education Center

aldha.org/the-gathering/
Tents set up at the 43rd Annual ALDHA Gathering
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Day Two: ALDHA.org Gathering

I attend “A Hiker’s #History of the #AppalachianTrail
workshop presented by Mills Kelly.

He has a new book:

“Appalachian Trail History”

millskelly.net
Mills Kelly new book: 

“Appalachian Trail History”
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I learned about this Appalachian Trail history website at ALDHA.org 2025 Gathering Opening Ceremony:

👉 appalachiantrailhistory.org
This website offers a series of historical exhibits created by undergraduate students at George Mason University, on the many histories of the #AppalachianTrail
HOME
COME TO THE GATHERING IN OCTOBER - See the Schedule / Register MISSION To provide a recreational association for persons interested in long distance hiking by providing fellowship and education in lon...
ALDHA.org
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Day Two: ALDHA.org Gathering:

I just learned the Benton MacKaye Trail Association is working to become a National Scenic Trail
bmta.org/quest-nst/

I let the volunteer leading the workshop know that #BuckeyeTrail Association is also working to become a National Scenic Trail
www.buckeyetrail.org
ParkPlanning - Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study
parkplanning.nps.gov
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If you are interested, please see my backpacking blog post here:

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Screenshot for my sosAssociates.com website for the “Backpacking” blog posts tag. 

https://sosassociates.com/blog-tags/backpacking
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We were gearing up for #NoKings on the I71 footbridge this week.
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or even a more reliable Bluetooth, is that too much to ask
faineg.bsky.social
Dear techbros frantically nutting at each other over your own god-like brilliance for making the Five-Boobed-Lady-Picture-Machine: I would at this point settle for you applying your alleged technical genius to making a printer that works
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Mike Johnson just called No Kings protesters terrorists. I kind of feel tough right now. If I’m a terrorist, why do I have to go pick up my dog’s poop in the yard right now?
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Not only this is amazing because part of fascism is the destruction of joy but it also makes it look ridiculous that the military is being deployed to put a stop to this
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War is hell, Portland style
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If you are interested, please see my backpacking blog post here:

sosassociates.com/blog-tags/ba...
Screenshot for my sosAssociates.com website for the “Backpacking” blog posts tag. 

https://sosassociates.com/blog-tags/backpacking
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I learned about this Appalachian Trail history website at ALDHA.org 2025 Gathering Opening Ceremony:

👉 appalachiantrailhistory.org
This website offers a series of historical exhibits created by undergraduate students at George Mason University, on the many histories of the #AppalachianTrail
HOME
COME TO THE GATHERING IN OCTOBER - See the Schedule / Register MISSION To provide a recreational association for persons interested in long distance hiking by providing fellowship and education in lon...
ALDHA.org
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Day One: Opening ceremony of the 43rd Annual ALDHA (Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association) Gathering, honored the 2025 Class of #AppalachianTrail Thru #Hikers and Gene Espy.
aldha.org/the-gathering/

Learn about Gene Espy on the @atmuseum.bsky.social website: www.atmuseum.org/news/gene-es...
Banner about Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association being foe Distance Hikers - Section Hikers
Day Hikers - Dreamers! 

aldha.org/the-gathering/ Photo of the Class of 2025 Appalachian Trail thru hikers. 

“I Hiked ALDHA Way”  Gene Espy dedication. 
 
Eugene Espy, known by everyone as Gene, passed away at age 98 recently. Gene was the second person to thru-hike the A.T., in 1951. In 2011, Gene was the only living member of the Charter Class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. 


https://www.atmuseum.org/news/gene-espy-1927-2025 Information about the Earl Shaffer Foundation. 

He was the first person to backpack the Appalachian Trail
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Indivisible NEO RAPID RESPONSE - Representative Max Miller Protest

Thursday, 10/9/25
Hofbräuhaus
1550 Chester Ave, #Cleveland, #Ohio

www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...

See @indivisibleneo.bsky.social events at: linktr.ee/indivisible....
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Indivisible NEO RAPID RESPONSE - Representative Max Miller Protest

Thursday, 10/9/25
Hofbräuhaus
1550 Chester Ave, #Cleveland, #Ohio

www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...

See @indivisibleneo.bsky.social events at: linktr.ee/indivisible....
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Thistle along the Cuyahoga River #Cleveland
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Power to the People!

#NoKings October 18th! Rallies are being held all over Central Ohio! Find yours.