The American Legion
American Legion Post 131 Maple Lake
Legion Post #131 — Maple Lake, MN. A post since 1954 — Maple Lake, MN.
- Legion Post #131
- Maple Lake, MN
American Legion Post 131 Maple Lake. Its post has met since 1954 — Maple Lake, MN. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Maple Lake. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Maple Lake, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 131 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Maple Lake, MN.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Maple Lake, MN.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 131 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Maple Lake, MN.
72
Years on the calendar — Maple Lake
Charter story set in 1954
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
15
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 131 Maple Lake, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Maple Lake, MN. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 131. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 131 Maple Lake. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Maple Lake, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Maple Lake
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 131 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Maple Lake.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Maple Lake, MN.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 131 — Maple Lake, MN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Maple Lake, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Maple Lake, MN. American Legion Post 131 Maple Lake. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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