The MN Third District American Legion encompasses 10 Counties and has 64 Posts in Minnesota. Find a post by number or filter by county on this page. MN Thundering Third District Posts Shakopee 2 Website 1266 1st Ave E. Shakopee MN 55379 952-445-5253 Robert Patterson 3 No Website 843 Lodge Drive. Jordan MN 55352 952-686-3311 William R. Witty 37 No Website 229 Nassau St. St Peter MN 507-934-6435 Faribault 43 Website 112 5th St NE. Faribault MN 55021 507-334-8784 John Vessey 44 No Website PO Box 111 Lakeville MN 55044 952-435-6487 Charles Borak 45 Website 300 Lexington Ave S. New Prague MN 56071 952-758-4603 Nelson-Lucking 47 Website 50 Sibley St. Hastings MN 55033 651-437-2046 Stillwater 48 Facebook 103 3rd St S #1 Stillwater MN 55082 651-437-1435 Leo C. Peterson 54 Website 218 W 4th St. Red Wing MN 55066 651-388-6223 Le Sueur 55 No Website 203 S 2nd St. Le Sueur MN 56058 No Phone Chaska 57 Website 102 W 4th St. Chaska MN 55318 952-448-4090 Rosemount 65 Website 14590 Burma Ave W. Rosemount MN 55068 651-423-3380 Sibley 74 Website 815 Minnesota St. Henderson MN 56044 507-248-3544 Joseph A. Gates 78 Facebook 601 2nd St. Kenyon MN 55946 507-789-5691 Montgomery 79 Website 102 Elm Ave SW Montgomery MN 56069 507-364-7779 Northfield 84 Facebook 304 Water St. Northfield MN 55057 507-645-8541 William E. Blair 95 Website PO Box 145 Glencoe MN 55336 320-865-5992 Hutchinson 96 Website 35 3rd Ave SE Hutchinson MN 55350 320-587-2665 Richard Dingle 98 Website 328 Broadway Ave. St Paul Park MN 55071 651-459-8016 Le Center 108 Website 97 S Park Ave Le Center MN 56057 507-357-4787 Eugene Early 121 No Website 405 Franklin Ave NW Watertown MN 55388 763-289-5984 Degree-Fleisch 125 No Website PO Box 214 Stewart MN 55385 320-562-2609 Silver Lake 141 Website 241 Main St W. Silver Lake MN 55381 320-327-2404 Kraft-Ostrum 142 Facebook 218 4th St N. Cannon Falls MN 55009 507-263-2412 Edward Ewald 143 No Website 310 2nd St N. Brownton MN 55312 No Phone Leo B. Neubeiser 144 Facebook 221 N Meridian St. Belle Plaine MN 56011 952-873-4669 Roy Leider 149 Facebook 101 W Main St. Morristown MN 55052 507-685-2288 Waconia 150 Facebook 233 S Olive St. Waconia MN 55387 952-442-5340 Zumbrota 183 No Website 940 Mill St Zumbrota MN 55992 No Phone Charles Cowden 184 Website 108 1st Ave SE Pine Island MN 55963 507-356-8991 Clifford Larson 189 No Website PO Box 186 Farmington MN 55024 612-327-8959 Ray Keenan 207 Facebook 319 Broadway St. Cleveland MN 56017 507-931-1837 Forest Lake 225 Website 355 W Broadway Forest Lake MN 55025 651-464-2600 Loftness-Bandow 226 No Website 31824 633rd Ave Gibbon MN 55335 507-834-6321 Scharmer-Berger 250 PO Box 451, Arlington MN 55307 No Phone Lafayette 300 No Website 591 5th St. Lafayette MN 56054 507-228-8318 C. Adams-R. Stierlen 311 Facebook 104 E Main St. Elysian MN 56028 507-267-4487 Ernest Gedig 314 No Website 106 Renville St. Winthrop MN 55396 507-647-2591 Edward Born 343 No Website PO Box 343 Norwood MN 55368 No Phone John Balfe 380 No Website 15166 Dodd Road Kilkenny MN 56052 No Phone Martin Krueger 407 Facebook 161 1st St N. Winsted MN 55395 320-485-4366 Green Isle 408 No Website 250 Parnell St. Green Isle MN 55338 No Phone Inver Grove Heights 424 No Website 6710 Cahill Ave. Inver Grove Heights MN 55076 651-451-5872 Manthey-Asmus 433 Facebook 329 Main Ave E. Gaylord MN 55334 507-237-9976 Prior Lake 447 Facebook 16306 Main Avenue Southeast, Prior Lake, MN 55372, USA No Phone Ray Kirkpatrick 463 Facebook 161 1st Ave N. Lester Prairie MN 55354 320-485-4366 Amber Rude 481 No Website 821 2nd St N S. St Paul MN 55075 651-450-0031 Hesley Jensen 491 Website 263 3rd St N. Bayport MN 55003 651-439-5463 Woodbury 501 Website 8301 Valley Creek Road Woodbury MN 55125 703-851-5416 Kramer Berg 507 Facebook 319 Stillwater Rd. Willermie MN 55090 651-426-6598 Nicollet 510 Website 715 3rd St. Nicollet MN 56074 507-225-3850 North Mankato 518 Website 265 Belgrade Ave North Mankato MN 56003 507-625-1264 Challenger 521 No Website PO Box 18244 W St. Paul MN 55118 No Phone Chanhassen 580 Website 290 Lake Dr E. Chanhassen MN 55317 952-934-6677 Lonsdale 586 Facebook 115 2nd Ave NW Lonsdale MN 55046 507-744-2387 Daniel R. Olsen 594 Website PO Box 211488 Eagan MN 55121 651-497-0971 Bellechester 598 Facebook 101 Main St. Bellechester MN 55027 No Phone Lowell Stender 601 No Website 300 Broadway St E. New Germany MN 55367 952-657-2431 Hugo 620 Website 5383 140th St N. Hugo MN 55038 651-255-1432 Plato 641 No Website PO Box 164 Plato MN 55370 No Phone Dan Patch 643 Website 12375 Princeton Ave. Savage MN 55378 952-894-6940 Patrick Kopp 1700 No Website PO Box 1834 Burnsville MN 55337 763-258-3070 Apple Valley 1776 Website 14521 Granada Dr. Apple Valley MN 55124 952-431-1776 Victoria 1995 No Website 233 S Olive St. Waconia MN 55387 952-442-5340 Filter by County Filter by County View Interactive Map

Find all of the past Minnesota Third District American Legion Auxiliary Presidents and their years of service. Past 3rd District Presidents Name Location Years of Service *Emma Lueben (Mrs. S.C.) Farmington Sept. 15, Sept. 15 1921 *Bertha Herman (Mrs.) LeSueur 1921-22 *Eva Dempsey (Mrs. Charles) St. Peter 1922-23 *Mrs. E.E. Shrader Watertown 1923-24 *Isabelle Zurst (Mrs. John) Glencoe 1924-26 *Ida Scherkenback (Mrs.) Shakopee 1926-28 *Elsie Jorgensen Hutchinson 1928-30 *Edna Dressel (Mrs. H.C.) LeSueur 1930-32 *Sara Clark (Mrs. Robert) Northfield 1932-34 *Alice Barry (Mrs. R.R.) South St. Paul 1934-35 *Lena Lewis (Mrs.A.S.) Pine Island 1935-36 *Rose Hawlish (Mrs. Henry) Silver Lake 1936-37 *Mabel Sargeant (Mrs. H.L.) Northfield 1937-38 *Ruth Stussi (Mrs. Earl) Stillwater 1938-40 *Cora Rhea (Mrs. C.J.) Waconia 1940-41 *Celia Satrum (Mrs. Henry) Zumbrota 1941-42 *Lois Roell (Mrs. Ed) Cannon Falls 1942-43 *Margaret Arvidson (Mrs. R.H.) Kenyon 1943-44 *Tinnie Olesen Faribault 1944-45 *Rose Schumacker (Mrs. R.T) Shakopee 1945-46 *Loretta Greulick (Mrs. W.W.) St. Peter 1946-47 *Bernice Flotterud Zumbrota 1947-48 *Olive Simmer (Mrs. Thomas) New Prague 1948-49 *Cora Noltimier (Mrs. W.F.) St. Paul Park 1949-50 *Mabel Duncan (Mrs. Howard) Cannon Falls 1950-51 *Billie Hundt (Mrs. Ray) LeCenter 1951-52 *Lucy Mattsfield (Mrs. E.J.) Hutchinson 1952-53 *Viola Forcia (Mrs. Harold) Stillwater 1953-54 *Minnie Erickson (Mrs. E. O.) Northfield 1954-55 *Dolly Thompson (Mrs. Donald) Hugo 1955-56 *Elsie Rustad (Mrs. Arthur) Faribault 1956-57 *Hope Meehl (Mrs. Roy) Morrison 1957-58 *Ruth Vollmers ( Mrs Maynard) Redwing 1958-59 *Virginia leiverman ( Mrs.Cy) Chaska 1959-60 *Lois Vollmer (Mrs. Charles) LeCenter 1960-61 *Irene Jones (Mrs. B.W.) Northfield 1961-62 *Grace Kraft (Mrs. Seymour) Cannon Falls 1962-63 *Elsie Brockmeyer (Mrs. Hugo) Glencoe 1963-64 *Juanita Lutz (Mrs. Edward) Hugo 1964-65 *Sylvia Balfour (Mrs.William) Faribault 1965-66 *Ann Schmidtke (Mrs. Sieg) Morristown 1966-67 *Irene Anderson (Mrs. Martin) Red Wing 1967-68 *LuVerne Marier (Mrs Narcisse) Hugo 1968-69 *Mary Monkemeier (Mrs. Henry) Glencoe 1969-70 *Ivy Hoffman (Mrs. Luverne) Morristown 1970-71 *Marcy Schmidt (Mrs. Alois) Shakopee 1971-72 *Elizabeth Roberts (Mrs. Arthur) Faribault 1972-73 *Alice Goetz (Mrs. Ervin) Northfield 1972-73 *Margret Lonergan Bayport 1973-74 *Ida Mae Charles (Mrs Fank) Hastings 1974-75 *Blanche Coppa (Mrs. Peter) Bayport 1975-76 *Elaine Hein (Mrs. Warren) Cleveland 1976-77 *Millie Hansen (Mrs. Gerald) Winthrop 1977-78 *Helen Biemert (Mrs. Roman) Forest Lake 1979-80 *Rose Mary Diercks (Mrs. Gerald) Red Wing 1980-81 *Dolores Goettl (Mrs. Kenneth) Montgomery 1981-82 *Shirley Hamre (Mrs. Dean) St. Paul Park 1982-83 *Joan Tompkins (Mrs. Jerome) Rosemount 1983-84 *Dolly Huron (Mrs. Franklin) Red Wing 1984-85 *Pattie Black (Mrs. Arthur) Forest Lake 1985-86 *Mary Ellen Hale (Mrs. Robert) Hastings 1986-87 *Audrey Tolzman (Mrs. Kenneth Nicollet 1987-88 *Dolores Fink (Mrs. Bernard) Apple Valley 1988-89 Barbara Stussy (Mrs. Fred) Pine Island 1989-90 Betty Schuelter (Mrs. Elroy) Hutchinson Hutchinson 1990-91 *Clara Urban (Mrs. Ron) St Paul Park 1991-92 Ann Bode (Mrs. David) Nicollet 1992-93 *Patricia Kerber (Mrs. Lee) Chanhassen 1993-94 Elaine Schilling (Mrs. Alloyd) Nicollet 1994-95 *Nancy Lemke (Mrs. Romaine) St Paul Park 1995-96 Donna Beck Lakeville 1996-97 *Laila Schroeder Shakopee 1997-98 Darlain Kaufmann (Mrs. Norbert) Green Isle 1998-99 *Agnes Berg Apple Valley 1999-00 *Barbara McGowan (Mrs. Marlow) Pine Island 2000-01 Darlene Wondra (Mrs. Glenn) Montgomery 2001-02 Joanne Bratland (Mrs. Maynard) Shakopee 2002-03 Lois Wenz (Mrs. Donald) Chaska 2003-04 Diane Mackenthun (Mrs. David) Norwood 2004-05 Molly Smisek (Mrs. Donald) Lonsdale 2005-06 Marilyn Hardt (Mrs. Brad) North Mankato 2006-07 Suzette Maluchnik (Mrs. Randy) Chaska 2007-08 Barbara Klehr (Mrs. David) Shakopee 2008-09 Teri Richardson (Mrs. Gary) Mahtomedi 2009-10 Cynthia Wenz Chaska 2010-11 Deb Rottman Cannon Falls 2011-12 Lisa Tolzmann (Mrs. Kim) Nicollet 2012-13 Joanne Joachim Chanhassen 2013-14 Michelle Leonard Farmington 2014-15 Karla Otterness Winsted 2015-16 Marcie Baysinger (Mrs. Elmer) Brownton 2016-17 Kat Benjamin (Mrs. Bob) Chaska 2017-18 Lynn Duffy (Mrs. Joe) St. Paul Park 2018-19 Linda Kelly Pine Island Pine Island 2019-20 Linda Kelly Pine Island Pine Island 2020-21 Cavalene Regan Forest Lake 2021-22 Kim Carlander Chanhassen Chanhassen 2022-23 Deanna Meyer(Mrs. David) 2023-24 Tamara Thayer 2024-25 Ann Bovy New Germany 2025-26 For God and Country, we advocate for veterans, educate our citizens, mentor youth, and promote patriotism, good citizenship, peace and security. 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Learn about Linda Dvorak's project as Department of Minnesota American Legion's current commander. Find links and a QR code. Help Commander Linda Dvorak reach her goals: Her Commander's Project raises funds for the Minnesota Veterans Assistance Fund (Fund 85) and benches and pillars for the new Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum at Camp Ripley. Out of the funds raise, 75% goes to Fund 85 and 25% to the museum. The Department Commander's Project each year is classified as Fund 82 under the Minnesota American Legion Foundation. The foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and can accept gambling funds. Learn More EXPLORE OUR SITE EXPLORE OUR SITE EXPLORE OUR SITE EXPLORE OUR SITE Minnesota Department of American Legion Commander's Project

Department and District Officers, As we begin the 2026–2027 membership year, I am pleased to share two resources developed to support our Department, Districts, Posts, and Membership Directors and Legionnaires throughout Minnesota: You Matter: The Strategic Membership Plan and You Matter: The Membership Director's Playbook. The two documents are designed to work together: The Strategic Membership Plan — Where are we going? This provides the direction for our membership year, with an emphasis on strengthening relationships, improving retention, welcoming the next generation of Legionnaires, strengthening our Posts, and building a sustainable future for The American Legion in Minnesota. The Membership Director's Playbook — How do we get there? This is the practical companion to the plan. It provides Membership Directors and Post leaders with ideas, tools, and strategies they can put to work in their own communities. While these are longer documents, don't let the number of pages discourage you. They were intentionally written to be easy to read and, more importantly, easy to use. There is no expectation that anyone read them from cover to cover in one sitting. Read a section at a time, return to them throughout the year, and use the portions that are most helpful to you and your Post. Think of them as resources to work with throughout the membership year rather than books that need to be finished. At the heart of both documents is a simple belief: membership is about people before numbers. When Legionnaires know they matter, when veterans know they are welcome, and when our Posts provide meaningful opportunities to serve, membership becomes the result of a healthy organization rather than simply a number we are trying to achieve. I encourage each of you to review these resources and, most importantly, please pass them along to the Posts and Legionnaires in your respective Districts and areas. These documents were created to be used, shared, discussed, and adapted to meet the needs of every Post. I would also encourage every District and Post that maintains a website to make these documents available there. By placing them on your District or Post website, Legionnaires can easily access the resources when they need them throughout the year, and we can help ensure that the information reaches beyond those who receive this email. The more accessible we make these tools, the more likely they are to be used. Your Charge Share these resources with the Posts you serve, encourage their leaders to use them, and begin one conversation about what we can do differently this year to help every Legionnaire know they matter. My Commitment I am committed to supporting you throughout this membership year with practical resources, communication, training, and assistance whenever needed. I will continue listening to your ideas, learning from what is working across Minnesota, and sharing those successes so that we can grow stronger together. Because when Legionnaires and veterans know they matter, The American Legion grows stronger. For God and Country, James Olson Department Membership Director The American Legion, Department of Minnesota

Hi Everyone, We are excited to share that tickets to the new Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum galleries are now available! Mark your calendars for Grand Opening Weekend, September 11–13, 2026, as we celebrate the opening of Minnesota’s new home dedicated to honoring our veterans and military history. Event Details Dates: September 11–13, 2026 Location: 21702 Haven Road, Little Falls, MN 56345 Outdoor Activities: Free and open to everyone (military vehicles, live music, historic flyovers, food trucks, family activities, and more). Gallery Access: Advance timed-entry reservations are required to tour the museum galleries. Can't make it that weekend? Gallery tickets are also available for dates beyond September 11–13 so you can experience the new museum at a more relaxed pace. We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate this landmark occasion! Adjutant, 3rd District INFORMATION BELOW: Tickets to the new Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum galleries are now available! Our Grand Opening Weekend is September 11–13, 2026, and we expect a tremendous turnout as we celebrate the opening of Minnesota’s new Military & Veterans Museum. Advance timed-entry reservations are required to visit the museum galleries during Grand Opening Weekend. If you plan to tour the galleries, we encourage you to reserve your preferred date and time in advance. Reserve Your Museum Tickets Here Join us for Grand Opening Weekend The three-day celebration will feature: Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of September 11 Official Grand Opening Celebration Remarks by Gen. Paul M. Nakasone (Ret.) Historic warbird flyovers Veteran-led experiences Military vehicles, concerts, family activities, and more Outdoor Grand Opening activities are free and open to everyone. A museum ticket is required only for entry into the galleries. Please keep in mind that we expect the museum grounds to be very busy throughout the weekend, so plan accordingly. Can't make it Grand Opening Weekend? We’d still love to welcome you! Museum gallery tickets are also available for dates beyond September 11–13. Consider planning your visit for another weekend, when you can experience the new museum galleries at a more relaxed pace. Whether you join us for the excitement of Grand Opening Weekend or visit us in the weeks ahead, we look forward to welcoming you to the new Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum.

Access the Department of Minnesota American Legion 2026 Committee Reports below.