 While it's the fall season for curling and the Curling Club Association in Brainerd is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. For this week's Northwest Adventure, our Taylor Archer went to the club to learn more about their growth. Before they had their new building, this nonprofit curling club was renting ice time at arenas such as the Hallet Center in Crosby and USA Curling in order to practice their sport. We were able to get, you know, a boost from USA Curling. We were there for a few years and then we moved to Brainerd to the hockey arena. Unfortunately, because of the timing in the popularity of hockey, we were only able to get ice time on Sunday evenings. But a very generous donation allowed the club to practice more and find a building of their own. And then we had a cash infusion from a lady named Fran Holden who gifted us a million fifty thousand dollars to build our own dedicated ice facility. The organization built their building in 2012 and the new space has allowed teams to spend more time on the ice as well as give the club a chance to grow. When the club first started, they were just shy of 90 members. Now they're pushing 200 and it's only growing from there. The club encourages others to try the sport with their open ice hours on Saturdays from 12 to 2 p.m. It's a lifetime sport. You can curl with your friends. You can curl with your family. All ages from 10 to 80 or 90 can curl if they're in good physical health. And even if you have any problem, there's methods that you can use. In our family, we curl everywhere for the grandchildren, the children and me as the grandmother and the grandfather. We all curl and it's really a wonderful experience. And since nearly anyone can play, the sport is also a great opportunity for social interaction. I like curling because it's kind of a laid back sport. It's not like super competitive. It can be. You can, you know, people obviously want to win, but any ability, fitness level or person that likes to do sports or bowling or, you know, it's a, it's kind of a mellow sport and it's really a fun social activity. The fall season will come to an end next month, but those interested in picking up the sport will be able to do so in the next season, which runs from January to April. In Brainerd for this week's Northwoods adventure, Taylor Archer, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.