

Ranger-made goods add personal touch to park stores
Mike Meldrum could claim his current occupation as a third career—if he weren’t so careful to avoid calling it a job. “I want to have fun and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my time,” said Meldrum, a former park ranger whose handiwork has raised $37,000 in support of Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the last two years alone. The coasters, arrowhead keepsakes,