I took some time yesterday afternoon to take a drive. I ended up at the Midewin Prairie which is what is left of the old Joliet Munitions Plant, near 20,000 acres of national prairie. The remaining part of the plant has been used for an industrial site and the Lincoln National Cemetery.
Most of the bunkers are still there and they make for an interesting destination. Though the place is a little spooky, there is no one around. On the way back to the car I spotted 3 turkeys crossing my trail about 10 yards ahead of me. The Park Service runs event through their visitor center off of RT 53. There is a car caravan tour coming up on the 13th that I’m going to try to get the kids to go. They cover the history and show interesting spots on the site….. we’ll see. Im always up for weird stuff like this. This is a great place for some biking if your up for gravel rut roads. Some of the trails are quite long and straight since they followed the railroad tracks that serviced the bunkers.
