The American Legion
American Legion Post 85 North Branch
Legion Post #85 — North Branch, MN. Service and a meeting hall — North Branch.
- Legion Post #85
- North Branch, MN
In 1939 a handful of veterans chartered Post 85 — North Branch, MN. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
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.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — North Branch, MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — North Branch, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — North Branch, MN.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 85 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — North Branch, MN.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — North Branch, MN.
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Years on the calendar — North Branch
Charter story set in 1939
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
35
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 85 North Branch, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — North Branch, MN. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — North Branch, MN. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 85. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 85 North Branch. 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 the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — North Branch, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — North Branch
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 85 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 — North Branch.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — North Branch, 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 85 — North Branch, MN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — North Branch, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — North Branch, MN. American Legion Post 85 North Branch. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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