Miles Wolfe began his renegade Northern League in 1993 … one of the very first
in a huge wave of Independent minor league systems to bring professional baseball
to parts of North America that had not seen pro ball in a very long time. Up
until 1993, very few leagues existed that were not part of the “Major League affiliated
Minor League system”. Suddenly in the early 90’s there were many new
independent professional baseball leagues that sprung up but only a handful would
be successful. The Northern League was by and large the ultimate success story
and it lasted for 18 years … at one time merging with the Northeast (Can Am) League to become a much larger institution before going back to its original roots. Despite
ceasing to exist in 2010, the Northern League itself never did meet its demise.
Instead it merged in 2011 with two other moderately successful independent
systems… the Golden League and the United League to form the ultimate “North American League“. This new combined “Super-league” had teams ranging from south Texas & Mexico…
west to Hawaii and as far north as Edmonton Canada. The traveling budgets of
this new NAL would quickly unhinge this once thriving organization which grew too fast too soon.
Today Miles Wolfe’s Independent American Association has taken over where the Northern League once stood strong while the Can-Am League (which had merged with the Northern League for 4 years from 1999-2003) is still
thriving on its own in the Northeast & Canada. |
Fielders Stadium I & II Zion Illinois 2010 |
Newman Outdoor Field Fargo North Dakota 1996-2010 |
Wade Stadium Duluth Minnesota 1993-2002 |
Telus Field Edmonton Alberta 2005-2007 |
CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City Kansas 2003-2010 |
U.S. Steel Yard Gary Indiana 2002-2010 |
Lake County FIELDERS Augie Schmidt Field @ Carthage College Kenosha Wisconsin 2010 *temp |
Alexian Field Schaumberg Illinois 1993-2010 |
Silver Cross Field / Route 66 St. Joliet Illinois 2002-2010 |
Each ballpark below has its own full collection of photos • Click any pic below to
view that stadium’s gallery. |
Foothills Stadium Calgary Alberta 2005-2007 |
Jack Williams Stadium Fargo North Dakota 1996 |
Mayo Field Rochester Minnesota 1993 |
Warner Park Madison Wisconsin 1996-2000 |
Lewis & Clark Stadium Sioux City Iowa 1993-2005 |
Sioux Falls Stadium Sioux City Iowa 1993-2005 |
Port Arthur Stadium Thunder Bay Ontario 1993-1998 |
Haymarket Park Lincoln Nebraska 2001-2005 |
Winnipeg GOLDEYES Can West Global Stadium Winnipeg Manitoba 1999-2010 |
Midway Stadium II Saint Paul Minnesota 1993-2005 |
Winnipeg GOLDEYES Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg Manitoba 1994-1998 |
Click HERE for the Can Am League (Northern League East) which merged from 1999-2003 with the Northern Lg before going
independent again. Click HERE for the North American League (which this league merged into in 2011) • Click HERE for the Miles Wolfe’s new American Association |
From 1999-2003… The Can-Am League (then known as the Northeast League) was annexed by the Northern League from 1999
until 2003 and were regarded as full and equal members of the Northern League
minor league system. These annexed “Northeast/Can-Am League” teams played in the Northern League’s newly created “East Division”: |
Heritage Park Colonie New York 199-2002 |
Bi-Centennial Field Allentown Pennsylvania 1999-2002 |
Brockton ROX Campanelli Stadium Brockton Mass 2002 |
Dunn Field Elmira New York 1999-2002 |
East Field Glen Falls New York 1999-2002 |
Fraser Field Lynn Massachusetts 1999 |
Baxter Field Mountaindale NY 2000 |
Municipal Stadium Waterbury Conn 2000-1999 |
Stade Municipal Quebec City Quebec 2002-1999 |
Yogi Berra Stadium Montclair New Jersey 2002-1999 |
Wahconah Park Pittsfield Massachusetts 2002 |
