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Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, style, and food. Hope you have a nice stay!
The Minnesota Navy League is member of the Navy League of the United States headquartered in Arlington, VA. We are a nonprofit civilian organization that supports the sea services included the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Our adopted units include
USS MINNESOTA SSN 783
USS MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL LCS 21
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER SPAR
Through national and local programs, the Navy League of the United States provides a powerful voice to educate the public and Congress on the importance of our Sea Services to our nation’s defense.
2026 Annual Meeting - Monday, April 20 - location TBD, 6:30pm
Navy League Run Walk! - Minneapolis, June 13, Steele Toe Brewery. Part of our celebration honoring the 250th anniversary of our nation
Bill James and Mary Barnette are chairing this event.
10am registration and arrival
11am Run Walk begins
Registration will be available soon! $39 with a t-shirt
July 2026 – Eden Prairie Air Fair
North Star Air Show, August 1,2 - St Cloud Regional Airport featuring the US Air Force F 22 Demo Team.
Minnesota State Fair, August - Veterans Appreciation Day
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum – Camp Ripley opening - early Sept.
Minnesota Twins Military Appreciation Weekend, September
251th US Navy Birthday - October 13, likely back at The Park Tavern
Army Navy Game, December, The Ballentine VFW
The Minnesota Council meets Monthly online - via a Zoom call. We email to our membership list
Saturday April 4, 2026 - 0830
Saturday, May 2, 2026 - 0830
June 13, 2026 - 10am, race begins at 11am. Run Walk at Steel Toe Brewery. Look for a registration link by April 1
July 11, 2026, 0830 (because we're not meeting on July 4)
August 8 (because our Air Show event is a week earlier)
September 5, 2026 - 0830
October - our meeting will be the birthday event on 10/13
November 7, 2026 - 0830
December - our Army Navy game event will be our December Meeting
USS MINNESOTA SSN 783
USS MINNESOTA home port is in Guam. She is the first Virginia-class fast attack submarine based there. She joins 4 Los Angeles-class (688i - improved) fast attack boats currently based in Guam.
USS MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL LCS 21
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul LCS 21 departed Naval Station Mayport, Florida, on March 26 on its maiden deployment in support of U.S. 4th Fleet operations. The “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Detachment 3 and an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment completed the units on board.
The Minnesota Navy League is partnering with the MMVM to support Minnesota Naval Heritage. Central to the Museum will be the USS Minneapolis Saint Paul (SSN 708) sail and rudder as well as the gun from the USS Ward (DD-139) which sank a Japanese Midget Submarine on December 7, 1941. The Gun was manned by St. Paul reservists.