Trio of options all include deconstruction of Frederick Manfred's former home. 7:30 am, Mar. 9, 2021 × The former Frederick Manfred home opened as an interpretive center for the Blue Mounds State Park in 1976. It was closed in 2015 due to serious structural problems, from rotting beams to ponding water after rainfall. (Special to The Globe) LUVERNE — Minnesotans are invited to review and provide comments through April 5 on three designs under consideration by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the redevelopment of a trailhead and day-use area at Blue Mounds State Park. The site, known as Eagle Rock Vista, is located on the south side of the park at the site of the former homestead of novelist Frederick Manfred.