It hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 24, 2006 as the tenants of the facility, the Traverse City Beach Bums,[1] took on the Kalamazoo Kings.

It was built as a new home for the Beach Bums baseball team, the first in Traverse City in 93 years.

[2][3] The ballpark is located on a 26-acre (11 ha) site adjacent to the Chums Village commerce park, three miles (4.8 km) south of Traverse City near the intersection of US 31 and M-37.

The groundbreaking for Wuerfel Park took place in late 2004 and was completed in time for the Beach Bums' inaugural 2006 season.

The ballpark's façade resembles that of a resort hotel, a feature unique to baseball stadium architecture.