Eli Mirek

Hello! This blog will be a little bit less Midwest based because I really want to talk about my trips over the summer! Granted, most of the trips were in the Midwest, but my trip to New York was in the Northeast. These trips mean a lot to me because, for the first time in my life, I was able to road trip without family. I also got to travel across the country with my girlfriend, which makes these trips all the more special and memorable. Tulsa, OK In May, Mick and I road tripped across the...

Hello Midwest Muse fans! I am finally back from my hiatus, and I feel much more motivated to write. I am also unemployed at the moment, so I have a lot more time to dedicate to producing interesting blogs for you all. Over the summer, I worked for the Desplaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District (DVMAD) in their laboratory division. It gave me so much experience with lab work, and I got to witness the intersection of ecology, genomics, and public health firsthand. During the season, I...

Hi everyone, today I will be talking about the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie which is located in Wilmington, Il. Mick and I visited here over Valentine's Day weekend, and we had a great experience. We learned a lot about the history of the land and the bison that reside there. Midewin is one of the few places in Illinois where bison live and where you can see them! Interestingly, it also has old ammunition bunkers and an abandoned munitions factory from when the Joliet Army Ammunition...