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The mission of Grateful Steps is to provide a full range of a multi-genre publisher of interfaith and secular literature as well as Christian literature for individuals and businesses in Western North Carolina with a uniqueness characterized by a philosophy of giving back for our blessings. This is demonstrated by presenting a God-honoring, author-friendly and illustrator-friendly milieu while guiding clients in the process of molding their dreams into a tangible publication of high quality.

Written by career rangers and trackers of the Great Smokies, Joe Kelley and Dwight McCarter, Meigs Line explores the lore and history of the Southern Appalachians.  This memoir of a journey tracing the earliest surveys of the Southeastern United States Border, ends with the ultimate-- Meigs Line.

Joe Kelley says of this work, “Every creek, holler, ridge-top and peak has a name based on something that happened there or someone that lived there. I didn’t want this information to be gone when I was gone. It is a tribute to the people who introduced us to the knowledge reflected in this book.”