The building at this address is one of the oldest commercial buildings in New Buffalo, MI. It was built by Frederick Gerdes in 1871. He operated a grocery store at this location until his death in 1914.
. Between 1920 and 1936, the building was Rymal’s Plumbing Shop. Space was also provided for Winfield Redding’s real estate office and Martin Littlejohn’s office, where he kept kept the books for New Buffalo Savings and Loan Bank
The first settlement was in April,1835. The first four settlers were Wessel Whittaker, Henry Bishop, Truman Clough, and William Hammond
The first log house was built early in 1835 and occupied by the above named for two to three months. Their beds consisted of the tops of pine trees laid across one side of the log building. Captain Whittaker occupied position number 1,while Henry occupied number 2. They were favored with a buffalo robe and a comforter, while the traveler only had what nature had furnished for his share of the bed, unless he carried it with him.
Now called Saint John’s United Church of Christ, this religious group.organized in 1858 by Reverend Charles Haas of Michigan City, IN as the German Evangelical Church. Their building was completed in 1862–1863 and was built across Buffalo Street on the site of Pokorney’s Hardware. The building was moved to.its present site in 1890. The church has been modernized greatly over the years, including the additional of an annex , which was the little German School on the old parsonage grounds.
Doctor Pierce his home near the corner of Barker and Merchant Streets. The house now standing on that site is believed to have been around the remains of the Pierce home making it one the oldest home sites in New Buffalo
Reuben Pierce and Simeon Pierce were listed in the 1840 federal census of New Buffalo. They were cousins to Weasel Whittier and Wessel’s sister Prudence Abbott who also appeared in the 1840 census. Wessel and Prudence’s mother was Mary “Polly” Pierce.
Doctor Reuben Pierce was the first physician of New Buffalo. Sometime after 1840, Doctor Pierce moved to Terre Coupe, Indiana. He died about 1858. His son R.W. Pierce became a leading physician at Buchanan, MI
Greebush Brewery is a microbrewery located at 5885 SawyerRd, Sawyer, MI. It started quite unexpectedly when Scott Sullivan who had no prior brewing experience began home brewing after a serious accident in 2007 left him to explore the new hobby while living in Chicago and running a custom furniture and lighting business.. Sullivan received a home brew kit from his brother which sparked weekly brewing sessions with a friend.
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His first notable beer was named Distorter. It received strong encouragement to market this beer commercially. Sullivan moved back to Michigan and continued his home brewing.
In 2011,, Sullivan found an old building for his brewery 2 miles from his childhood home in a Sawyer, MI. This was formerly was an auto shop,plumbing supply company, laundromat/video rental /candy store. He set up his brewery using a copper kettle from San Francisco.
He opened his business on June 10,2011. The tap room drew large crowds 350 on the first day;and 550 on the second.
Business quickly expanded moving pretzels to sandwiches, salads, soups, and then added BBQ, full kitchen,a patio, and a new brewing system in 2013
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By 2014, the tap room had from.32-82 seats prompting opening of an additional building known as the Annex. Formerly, this was an art gallery known as the Scarlet McCaw.
The Annex added 75 patio seats and 20 window seats and a pilot brewery for new products.
The list of Flagship and popular beers.
Brother Benjamin an IPA
Star Chicken Shot Gun IPA
Ora de Tontes Vienna Lager
Distorted Porter
Anger Black IPA
Traktor Blondish Cream Ale
Dunegra IPA
Cobra Perdid.Imperial Cream Stout
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Greenbush Annex, former Art Gallery Scarlet McCaw
Same as above
On April, 2026, Scott Sullivan announced that he was closing The Green bush Brewery. He cited as the reasons for the closure : difficulty retail economy, rising food costs, decline in customers.
Shortly after the closure in June, 2026, co-owner Justin Hekathorn reached out to Mug club members with preliminary plans to resurect or reopen the brewery space;long term status of plans remains fluid.
