The seating bowl, from the left-field berm.
The seating bowl, from the left-field berm.
The view from behind home plate.
 Chronological Tour: Stop 313 |
4 baseballs
In the summer of 2005, Wuerfel purchased the Richmond Roosters of the Frontier League and announced plans to move them to Traverse City. He finally secured land about six miles south of the city center, in Blair Township, and constructed this fine facility.
The architecture of the ballpark makes it look more like either a horse racing track (think Churchill Downs) or an outlet mall. The row of luxury boxes above the concourse resembles row houses more than a typical stadium. A site visitor, Bob Quain, advises that the park is designed to look like beachfront cottages; I never did make it to the beachfront in Traverse City.
As of 2006, the main drawback at Wuerfel Park is the limited access to the parking lot. I am told that some section roads do lead to the ballpark, but most traffic approaches on US 31 (which is also M-37) and, on a busy evening like the one on which I attended, the line of cars waiting to enter the lot extends halfway back to Traverse City.
Site visitor Eric advises that the Beach Bums are working on creating a main entrance to the field from Rennie School Road, the township line road just to the north of the park. They are also seeking a traffic light at US 31, which requires approval of the Michigan Department of Transportation and may be in place for 2008.
| Game # | Date | League | Level | Result |
| 834 | 11-Aug-2006 | Frontier | Ind. | Kalamazoo 7, TRAVERSE CITY 2 |