The Utica Curling Club is located in

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. The club was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest

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(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.

History

Curling at the Utica Curling Club *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

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*1995 The Francis Street club was destroyed by fire *1996 A new facility opened at 8300 Clark Mills Road, Whitesboro, New York

References

{{Reflist The Mitchell Medal 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.

External links

Utica Curling Club - Official Website
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