Korner-Q's

Yesterday was our last H-D Suburban Motors Christmas after set party!

Thank you so much for your generosity and support this year, 2022!

KQ's will be closed to observe Christmas and New Year's on: Saturday, December 24th & Sunday, December 25th
Saturday, December 31st & Sunday, January 1st
May this Christmas be bright, and the coming New Year bring happiness and good health to you all!
Let's continue to support one another in 2023!

Suburban H-D customers REV’D IT UP at the after-set party! See you next Sat. Dec 17th! 🌲🍻

Had a busy, yet, joyful time during the holiday after set event for Suburban Motors HD this afternoon! See you next weekend…Saturday, December 10th! 🍻🎄🎁 As always, thank you for your dedicated support! CHEERS!

1st Cribbage Tournament of the season! Cheers!

*Attention Customers*
We truly appreciate our customers and it’s our pleasure serving good cheers this time of year and all year round! Have a truly Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

Friendly Reminder…please stop in and support Embroidery Service Crafts tomorrow from 2-10PM!

It’s a pleasure celebrating the Christmas Holiday Open Houses with Suburban Harley for our 2nd year!

Please join us for the Saturday after parties on December 3rd, 10th, & 17th beginning at 1PM!

Thank you, Suburban Motor’s Harley-Davidson, so very much for being our business partner!

*Attention Customers*

Power is restored! We are now open!

Cheers!
Korner-Q’s

Support small businesses WITHIN!

Please stop by Saturday, November 12th and 19th from 2PM-10PM and support, browse and buy a variety of handmade embroidery items!

It’s that time…Tis the season to be Merry!

*Attention customers*

We are experiencing a power outage, we are closed until power is restored!

Please continue to monitor postings for updates!

Thank you!
Korner-Q‘s

Support small businesses Within!

Please stop by Saturday, November 12th and 19th from 2PM-10PM and support, browse and buy a variety of handmade embroidery items!

It’s that time…Tis the season to be Merry!

Support small businesses Within!

Please stop by Saturday, November 12th and 19th from 2PM-10PM and support, browse and buy a variety of handmade embroidery items!

It’s that time…Tis the season to be Merry!

Look who I found…appreciate your support!

BBQ Dinning with the FAMILY!

Cheers! Thanks for coming out!

Let’s get this Packer Party started! Woot, woot Lauren! ❤️🏈💙

It was a Shotski kind of night…🍾

Old school night at KQ’s! 🥃

Cheers to MPD retirement! Thanks for your support! ❤️🇱🇷💙

Always muddled at KQ’s!

*ATTENTION CUSTOMERS*

We will close this Saturday and Sunday to attend an incredibly special family event; 50th Wedding Anniversary Party.

We gather every weekend to toast one another, and we are proud to say this weekend we will toast our parents on a remarkable milestone in their life-long marriage!

CHEERS to love, laughter and happily ever after!

Please Keep in mind, we are open Thursday (9/22) for BBQ and Libations 4-8 PM and Friday (9/23) 2 PM-Midnight 🍻

Had a ‘Bloody’ Good Time this morning sponsoring Stars and Stripes! Thank you for your service honorees and we will continue supporting our veterans! ❤️🇱🇷💙 CHEERS!

ATTENTION CUSTOMERS*

We will be closed to attend our 2nd annual local community event!

Our community only works when we support one another, and we are proud to be part of it!

See you for CHEERS and BBQ on Thursday, September 15, 2022

Thank you for your continued support!

*ATTENTION CUSTOMERS*

KQ’s will serve BBQ Thursday, August 11, 2022 4-8 PM and will then close for the weekend!

See you Thursday, August 18, 2022!

Please join KQ’s and our local Freistadt/Mequon community for its second “4th of July” celebration!

Freistadt parade at 1PM.
Bring a lawn chair!

*Please note KQ’s will serve BBQ Thursday, June 30th, 2022 from 4-8PM and will be CLOSED Friday, July 1st through Sunday, July 3rd to observe holiday ❤️🇱🇷💙

Have a safe and joyful 4th of July celebration!

First Classic Rods at KQ’s! Stop by to see and enjoy a few Ribs-N-Rods!

Please stop by and look at the art piece designed and painted by the Steffen MS Mural Club! This piece recognizes student talent and self-expression to and for our local community and family-owned business.

The Mural Club students completed this project in four months, and we wildly applaud them for a job well done!

Again, thank you students of Steffen MS Mural Club!

*we were unable to photograph all students in the student portrait*

This year KQ’s will hosts its first Ribs-N-Rods Classic Car Show on Sunday, June 12, 2022 from Noon-4PM!

Come out to visit our Freistadt-City of Mequon community and enjoy a variety of classic rods, food and drinks!

Send email to kornerqs@gmail to reserve a parking spot!

Ribs-N-Rods…you’re in for a real treat!

Korner-Q's updated their business hours.

Korner-Q's updated their business hours.

*ATTENTION CUSTOMERS*

KQ’s will be closed for MOTHER’S DAY!

We wish you all a calm and relaxing day with your loved ones! 💐

*ATTENTION CUSTOMERS*

KQ’s sends positive favor and joy to all our valued customers this Easter Weekend!

We will be closed Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022!

🍺CHEERS🍺

Old school friends at KQ’s tonight! 🍺🥃

Our first bar gift from the Orange Whips Crew! Let’s do Shot-ski!

*Attention Customers*

Korner-Q’s will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 24th, 2022 and will reopen Friday, March 25th, 2022 at 2PM.

Stay healthy and safe!

*ATTENTION CUSTOMERS*

KQ’s will be closed for Super Bowl Sunday, February 13, 2022!

While you’re watching the game with family and friends keep in mind all the hard work and hours put into the game, as it teaches us to act, observe, reflect, and adjust! Enjoy the GAME 🏈

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Additional history from Historical Society…article modified referencing new ownership.

Crickets Inn / Corner Q’s
10631 West Freistadt Road
Mequon, WI
(ca. 1885)

Like Thiensville, Freistadt, Wisconsin is an area of Ozaukee County categorized as a neighborhood within the limits of Mequon. The area was first settled in 1839 by immigrants who were among the earliest German immigrants to migrate to Wisconsin. Their success at Freistadt encouraged others to do the same and was a contributing factor to the eventual large German population in Mequon. This area, located in the southwest section of Ozaukee County, is rich in history with each property offering a unique story to tell.

The area of Mequon was originally inhabited by Native Americans. By early in the 19th century, this land was populated by the Potawatomi west of the Milwaukee River, and the Menomonee from the Milwaukee River East to Lake Michigan. The River was used as a commerce route for European trappers, explorers and traders traveling through what is now Mequon, and eventually Thiensville.

In 1833, the Potawotami were forced to sell all of their land holdings in southeastern Wisconsin, including the area of Mequon. The expulsion of the Potawotami opened up the land for white settlement. Between 1834 and 1836, a surveyor named Brink and his assistant surveyed the land to establish the town of Mequon. The Menominee sold their area of land in the Treaty of the Cedars in 1836. Settlers came from England (mostly by way of NewYork) around this time, followed by German and Irish immigrants.

In 1839, a group of immigrants from Saxony settled near the Milwaukee River. In the same year, twenty families from Pomerania founded Freistadt, a German name that translates to “free city”, due to their ability to establish religious freedom. The first Lutheran church in Wisconsin was built by these families in 1840.

Friedrich Ferdinand “Frank” Gierach was born on (July 30, 1858- June 11, 1907) was the son of George "Friedrich" and Charlotte Fredericke Bartelt) Gierach. The Gierach family was part of the “first wave” of Freisadt settlers. They were Lutherans from Northern Germany who came to this country for the chance at a new life, along with the opportunity to worship as they choose. Immigrants who made it to Milwaukee were met by speculators who charged high prices for property, forcing immigrants to settle north and west of the city. These large tracts of land helped settlers keep their communities intact where they could continue speaking their own language, carry on the customs of their homeland, and worship as they wished.

Friedrich Gierach built the Cricket's tavern and restaurant building on the south east corner of the intersection of Freistadt Road and Granville Road in 1885. He purchased the land from Charles Schoessow (11805 N. Farmdale Road) who owned 80 acres of land which extended all the way from Granville Road to Farmdale Road. The building was used as a tavern and store as a central gathering place for the community and has had a number owners over the years. The house directly east of Crickets was constructed by Frederick Garrick as his home around the same time, which he owned until 1915.

In 1945, Elroy Jager bought the Crickets building from Elroy Starich. Starich‘s son, Levi, describes the building like this: “The bar was centered off the corner at the intersection. The room to the south had been a grocery store for many years, having its own entrance off the street. Inside, the grocery store and the bar were connected by two doors. When the families came, the men would visit at the bar while the women would shop at the grocery store. When the women wanted to go home they would peek in to the bar from time to time waiting for their man. Some early visitor told me that the building was once the post office (Probably moved from the general store across the street after the postmaster, Carl Schneider, died in 1884). When my father took over the place in 1945 he began serving Friday fish fry and chicken. It was so crowded by customers that he added a room to the east in 1947. People were eating and sitting on the stairs going up to the living quarters. The dining room was added in self-defense.” The Jaegers sold the business to Tom and Sophie Dreshek. The fish fry and meals are still served at Crickets through the run of the business.

Over the years alterations have been made to the building, including expanding the second story (pre-1945), and additional rooms (pre-1945) on the east and south sides on the building to accommodate business. The initial first floor/bar layout has remained relatively unchanged since it’s construction over 130 years ago.

Today, the building is home to Korner-Q’s.

Source/Photos:
Stories from Mequon: No. 1, Downtown Freistadt
Mequon Historical Society
Don Silldorff
WELS Historical Institute
gedbas.genealogy.net
Mequon Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society
Ozaukee County Historical Society
Historic Ozaukee County - Then and Now

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KQ’s was featured in a recent article in the Ozaukee County News Graphic! We are grateful to be part of Ozaukee’s future! Thank you for sharing, Phil!