Erin Keeffer Erin Keeffer is an assistant art director at Midwest Living and Dotdash Meredith Travel, working on print and digital pieces. She holds a B.F.A. in graphic design from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and was previously a graphic designer for the Meredith Garden Group. Born and raised in Galena, Illinois, Erin loves exploring the Midwest by car, on foot and by bike. When she's not exploring, you can find her listening to a podcast and sketching on her iPad. About Midwest Living Midwest Living, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning resource for stories of travel, culture, food, garden and home readers can't find anywhere else. As the definitive voice of the region, Midwest Living reaches 3.2 million readers and 2.2 million pageviews a month. Our inspirational, authentic content is smart, playful, diverse and loudly, proudly Midwestern. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.