Based on what I can tell there was supposed to be a penumbral eclipse. I looked up the time for saw that I was in an area it would be visible (southern Minnesota) and it would cover the upper part of the moon. However, I saw nothing. Did I miss something, was the information I had off, did I not take something into consideration?
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That's not surprising. Passing through the Earth's penumbra dims the light so little it's not worth looking out for. You really won't see anything noticeable unless the Moon passes at least partly through the Earth's umbra. Honestly, I would wait until there is a total lunar eclipse visible from Minnesota.
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The lunar eclipse does not follow the steps of a solar eclipse. While we all know that during a partial solar eclipse, a small segment of the moon will be seen going across the sun, a penumbral eclipse of the moon a segment of the Earth's shadow will not be seen on the moon. We will only see the moon become dimmer and dimmer as it goes across the penumbra.
Only during a total lunar eclipse will we see the moon entering the "umbra" (shadow) of Earth and soon disappear then see it coming out on the opposite side.