Dubuque Gunning for Return of Northwoods League in 2019

The Dubuque (IA) Area Youth Baseball and Softball Club has announced it plans to bring a summer collegiate Northwoods League franchise to its new 30-acre, five-diamond complex that is currently in the works.  Read more here.  Dubuque hosted one of the first five Northwoods League franchises from 1994-1996, before the Mud Puppies relocated to St. Cloud (MN).  Read more here.

Return of Minor League Baseball Back on Dubuque Radar

This is in the very early stages, but conceptual drawings for the long-term development plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island in Dubuque (IA) include a 6,000-seat minor-league ballpark.  Read more with subscription here.  View Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan document here.

Dubuque’s Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan page 31, Council Work Session 06.02.14