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

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View the highlights or download the full PDF below The Commander's Corner September is here, and I have just returned from the National Convention in Louisville, KY. It was a fantastic experience full of learning and camaraderie. During the convention, we voted for our new National Commander, John W. "Jay" Bowen. His motto for the year is "BPOTS: Be Part of the Solution," which ties directly into the Legion's Be the One initiative. The 3rd District is off to a great start! We are officially off the goose egg. Our initial goal was to reach 50% membership by September 10th, and we blew past it—currently sitting strong at 60.2%. That puts us just behind the 6th District and slightly ahead of the 1st District. A big thank you goes out to our dedicated membership team: Joe Bares, Membership Director Vice Commanders: Tim Swan, Neil Hoadley, Marissa Lacourt, Wayne Beierman, and Dale Jensen Working together, we can make this an incredible year! P.S. From a School Bus Driver: With school back in session, please remember to STOP for the big yellow bus when the red lights are flashing. The bus drivers and the kids we haul thank you for keeping everyone safe! James Entinger 3rd District Commander Sons of The American Legion Welcome to September, the beginning of the Fall season. Tis the season of changing leaves, nicer weather and fall gatherings. By now, we should all be back from the National Convention. For those of you that went to the Convention, I hope you had a great time, met new people, and learned something new. Considering that Kentucky is the Bourbon Capitol of the world, hopefully all of you attendees enjoyed some good spirits while you were down there and didn't spend that much money on bottles to bring back. September 11th marks the 25th anniversary of the New York terrorist attacks. On the morning of the 11th, I am asking that each of you take a minute to remember those that we lost on that tragic day. I also ask that you take another minute to remember those that we have lost in the war that followed. Sept 10th is the National target date for membership to be at 25%. Right now, as of the Aug 23rd Detachment Membership report, the 3rd District is sitting at 6.68% as a whole; that is with 16 out of 37 squadrons having membership turned in. As of that reporting date, we have 5 squadrons that will hit the 25% target. Gentlemen, let's work on getting our membership renewed. Let's see if we can put the 3rd District into 1st place above all the rest of the Districts in the state. Keep in mind, members should all be renewed by Dec 31st. This way it keeps those members in good standing. Let's move to events going on in the Detachment this month. For those that are going to the National convention, we will have a free weekend when we get back, and then Camporee will be happening at Legionville in Brainerd. That goes from Thurs Sept 10th to Sunday Sept 13th. This is a fun weekend of camping out and enjoying fun times and games with other members of the American Legion Family from around the state. Bring the family up for the weekend. Towards the end of the month, The Detachment of Minnesota Sons of the American Legion annually puts on the John Zgoda Memorial SAL Disabled Veterans Deer Hunt and the Disabled Veteran Turkey hunt. All the hunters and alternates for this year have been chosen. That being said, they are still looking for volunteers that would like to help out with the hunts. If you have time during the week of Sept 28th and would like to help out, get ahold of the 3rd District SAL commander and Deer hunt Committee member Glen Neville up in Forest Lake and he can point you in the right direction to volunteer. Have a great September and enjoy the beginnings of Fall. Talk to you next month, Glen

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.