2023-2024 Season begins October 2023!
OUR HISTORY
The Grand Rapids Curling Club has roots dating back to October 1897. Sadly, by late 1923 the sport's popularity and thus the city's club slowly disintegrated. For those 25 years, Grand Rapids was home to a very successful club and saw the construction of its own facility at the intersection of what is now Norwood and Wealthy Streets in 1903 with eight sheets. The history of the club can be found in an article published in 2017 entitled "Romancing the Stone: A Brief History of Curling in Grand Rapids" by GF Korreck.
In early 2020 a new group of people banded together to reincorporate the Grand Rapids Curling Club to bring the sport back to our city. In June 2020, we officially became a club again. We couldn't be more excited to get on the ice and start opening our doors to the community of Grand Rapids. Please stay tuned for more updates soon!
Visit our Historical Archive for more information, articles, photos and artifacts from the original club through the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Rapids Public Library.
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Grand Rapids' Women's Curling Team
Circa 1908. From Left: Mrs. John Brower, Helen Barstow, Mrs. F.E. Hill, Mrs. Stuart Foote, Rosetta Leitelt, Mrs. H.B. Snyder
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Founding Members
Front: David Forbes, William Miller, John Paul Standing: George McInnes, John McNabb, Harry Sherwood Inset: Alex Reeves, James MacGregor
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Winners, Detroit Bonspiel 1903
The Grand Rapids Club members, posing with Walker Trophy after Detroit Bonspiel in February 1903.
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Members Inside the Rink
Four members of the Grand Rapids Curling Club posing on the rink.
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Inside the Curling Rink
Members inside the Grand Rapids Curling Club rink.
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Grand Rapids Curling Rink
A curling rink was constructed around 1902 at Lake Drive & Wealthy Street.
All images courtesy of the Grand Rapids Public Library Digital Collections and
Grand Rapids Public Museum Collection.