Froggy Bottoms River Pub to Reopen Friday

Closed for more than a year after Northfield was hit by one of the worst floods in the city's history, Froggy Bottoms River Pub reopens Friday, according to the pub's Facebook page.

Posted Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:14 pm CT|Updated Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 5:21 pm CT

The frog hops again.

Closed for more than a year after Northfield was hit by one of the in the city's history, reopens Friday, according to the pub's Facebook page.

"The day has FINALLY come!!!!!!! We open this Friday at 5:00! Can't wait to see you Northfield!!! THE FROG HOPS AGAIN!!!!!!" the post reads.

Word of the reopening has been swirling for months. In less than 30 minutes of the Facebook page update, 25 people had "liked" the status.

Froggy's had been working to purchase the formerly used by the to expand the pub, but lost out to neighbor .

Laurie Hoheisel, one of the new managers of Froggy's, told the Northfield News last month that she was excited to see the establishment reopen.

"It's going to be the old Froggy's, just with a little facelift," she told the paper.

What are your Froggy memories?

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