[2] German brewer George Rublein immigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century, arriving in Marquette in 1849, not long after the city itself was founded.

[2] Rublein built a series of frame buildings on the site which including ponds, outdoor seating and an area for live entertainment, replicating a German Biergarten.

[2] White, in turn, leased the operation to a pair of brewers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Charles Meeske and Reiner Hoch.

[4] In the 1890s, Meeske replaced the earlier frame structures at the Marquette plant with a complex of sandstone buildings, constructed to resemble small castles.

[2] When these ordinances were passed, the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company ended its beer production[3] and went out of business,[2] and Meeske moved to Duluth, Minnesota.

After the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company folded, the stone buildings in the complex were used as warehouses for a trucking firm.

[2] In 1980, Meeske's office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1982 the structure was purchased by Humboldt Ridge and restored.

[7] In 1871,[7] Meeske emigrated to the United States, settling in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for two years where he worked as a foreman in a brewery.

[5] In addition to the brewery, Meeske was also connected to the Ishpeming Street Railway Company and the Marquette Savings Bank, as well as a number of mines.

[5] Hoch had additional business interests, including a furniture company and the Negaunee and Ishpeming Street Railway.

[9][10] The company remained in business through Prohibition and the Depression, and was eventually led by Charles Meeske's son Carl.