The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College
The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College, also known as The Arboretum at Gustavus or colloquially as The Arb, is on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, United States. It contains a number of botanical gardens and a 125 acre arboretum with its first trees planted as small seedlings in 1973 on agricultural land. The arboretum was formerly named for Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, from 1988 to 2021.
The Borgeson cabin, built in 1866, at The Arboretum at Gustavus
Evelyn Gardens
Greater Gustavus Hosta Garden
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota. It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gustavus gets its name from Gustavus Adolphus, the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. Its residential campus includes a 125-acre arboretum.
Old Main
View of the campus c. 1905
"Whatever we do, let us do it well."- The Rev. Eric Norelius
Nicollet is a sculpture by Paul Granlund at Gustavus Adolphus College