Curling

Curling was a popular winter sport brought over to Canada by early Scottish settlers. Many settlements in Upper Canada had their own curling clubs, some of which exist to this day. Below is a wonderfully bucolic scene of a curling match in Toronto, circa 1836.



Curling on the Don River, Toronto, Watercolour c. 1836, Artist Unknown

Library and Archives Canada

Sources

Library and Archives Canada 2014, "Curling into Canada"
Galt Curling Club 2014, "History of the Galt Curling Club, 175 years and going strong"
Nancy B. Bouchier's 2003 For the Love of the Game

Further Reading
Canadian Curling Association 2014, "History or Curling"