If you like curling, but don’t want to commit an entire weekend to being on the ice, there are a couple one-day bonspiels coming up at the Duluth Curling Club:

The USWCA All American Bonspiel is this Saturday (Dec. 6th).  The event has a pirate theme, which is very timely given recent events around the Horn of Africa.

Next Saturday, Dec. 13th, is the Duluth Mixed Doubles Bonspiel.  This new format features two players per team, one female and one male, who deliver five rocks per end after pre-placing one stone as a guard or counter.  The mixed doubles format is innovative, confusing, and growing in popularity.

If you want to learn more about mixed doubles and see it in action, head up highway 61 to Two Harbors this weekend to see the US Mixed Double Championship, which is drawing teams from all over the country.

By the way, have you looked at CurlDuluth’s bonspiel calendar?  You can find all these events and more, and if you want to add your event, contact me!