The Utica Curling Club is located in Whitesboro, New York. The club was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest curling clubs in the United States.[1] A member of the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC), the Utica Curling Club is the largest curling club on the East Coast, and has 6 sheets of ice and over 200 members. In 1916 it became the permanent host of the Mitchell Men's bonspiel.[2]
History
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- 1832 Outdoor curling began on a frozen pond in Clark Mills, New York
- 1868 Utica Curling Club is founded
- 1890 An enclosed curling shed was constructed
- 1911 Mitchell Bonspiel played for the first time
- 1916 An indoor club was built on Francis Street in Utica, New York
- 1995 The Francis Street club was destroyed by fire
- 1996 A new facility opened at 8300 Clark Mills Road, Whitesboro, New York
References
- ^ "About UCC". Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "The Mitchell". Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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Drawn from the booklet created by Tom Garber for the 125th anniversary of the club, "A Half Century with the Glengarries" by Anne Burchesky, and club archives.
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