Froggy Bottoms River Pub Sees Ownership Change

Seven months after reopening, has new ownership—kind of.

, who resurrected the pub after it closed following the in the fall of 2010, have split, according to Laurie Hoheisel, one half of the former duo.

Hoheisel is now Froggy's sole proprietor, having bought out partner Shannon Mills.

A deal that made Hoheisel the sole owner of Froggy Bottoms was completed on Friday.

As rumor of the buyout made its way through Northfield the past few weeks, Hoheisel said there was a misconception that Froggy Bottoms was closing, which she said is far from the truth.

“I have heard it from customers, people on the street and college students,” Hoheisel told Patch.

But it’s just another chapter in the saga of Froggy’s survival.

When a fast-rising Cannon River put 4 feet of water into Froggy Bottoms at the end of September 2010, it looked like the frog had had its last hop.

But less than a year later, owners David and Jake Hvistendahl sold the business (not the building) to Hoheisel and Mills. The pub, which had to be completely gutted and renovated, started its first steps back to providing patrons with the food and beverage of their choice with a view of the Cannon.

Hop on.

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