The Grindstone-Port Hope Sportsmen's Club is committed to protect our outdoor heritage and strives for the wise and scientific management of fish, wildlife and other natural resources. We are proudly affiliated with the Michigan United Conservation Club and the National Wildlife Federation.
Grindstone-Port Hope Sportsmen's Club
6101 Huron City Road
Port Hope, Michigan 48468
Phone 989-428-4170
Alcohol sales to 21yrs+ club members only..
President
Bill Perdue
Vice-President
Scott Ostrander
Secretary
Dean Kittendorf
Treasurer
Doug Muntz
Board Of Directors
Herman Kammerzell
Joyce MacMillan
Roy Reinke
Kevin Pleiness
Lynne Tschirhart
Denise Cannizzaro
Fellow members we are still in search for bartenders for our club.
If we are unable to find anyone to help out at the bar, the club will only be open on limited days and hours. The pandemic has been rough on all of us and we are starting to see some daylight at the end of the tunnel. Let's get the club back to where it was. Please get ahold of President Bill Perdue if you are willing to help out. We don't want to shut the doors again
Club / Bar Hours
Mondays Closed
Tuesdays Closed
Wednesdays 4pm-10pm
Thursdays Closed
Fridays 2pm-10pm
Saturdays 2pm -10pm
Sundays 2pm - 10pm
(Open from Noon - 10:00pm on 3rd Sunday each month for membership meeting)
**(May be open later or close earlier than times noted, depending on number of customers
and bartender's discretion. May open earlier for special events)
CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY
The Grindstone Sportsmen’s Club, was formed about 1948, the original group met for a few years in bars, the Grindstone Store, and occasionally in the Grindstone School. They later merged with the Port Hope group. The present building of the Grindstone – Port Hope
Sportsmen’s Club, was once located in Lewisville, about 2 ½ miles south of its current location. The building was facing
south onto Kinde Road, next to the Lewisville Bar and was used as a dance hall. In 1950, the sportsman's group, purchased the dance hall for $1800.00. After replacing 19 joists in the floor to make it safe, they held their first Hunter's Ball and earned approximately $3000.00, which was more than enough to pay for the building. In 1973, the building was moved to its current location on Huron City Road.
Women attended meetings and held office while the building was in Lewisville, but were not given the right to vote or become members until 1974. The first written by-laws, consisting of Nineteen Articles, were duly adopted at a regular meeting, on January 31,
1955. The By-Laws, were signed by the President, Sylvester Inda, Vice President, Frank Peck and Secretary/Treasurer, Kenneth Perdue. The Club was incorporated in 1959.
We have recently discovered our history goes back further than we thought- Starting with the 'HURON ROD AND GUN CLUB' established April 30, 1936. We will be updating and adding a historical page to preserve whatever we can. We'd like everyone's help in tracking down some photos of the club founders! If you are family or know someone who might have a photo of the founders- or any other early member/event please send me a text or email- Dean Kittendorf 586-876-1611 dkitt58@yahoo.com
Founders in 1936
Julius Waller (Wailer?)
Edwyn Johnson
William F. Meske
Walter Meske
Ben Meske
George Kauffman
Roscoe Schlucter
George A Plietz
Alfred Klemp
Fred Kriewall
Early members,
Ed Liedke
Peter F Richards
Alex Ruppel
Oren Doyle
Jack Graham
Ed Pease
Be sure to click on "Events" and "Pictures" at the top of the page! Lots goin' on... don't miss out.
The club is now hosting a Round Stone Raffle to help raise money for club improvements. The tickets cost $20.00 each and that ticket gets you into 36 total drawings. What a great way to help raise some needed funds for the mere cost of $.55 cents per drawing. Once a month on the 2nd Friday of each month beginning in January 2022 running thru December 2022 there will be a drawing for a 1st place prize of $250.00. 2nd place prize will be $150.00 and 3rd place prize will be $100.00.
Each winning ticket will be placed back into drawing drum for any future drawings. SOLD OUT
January Winners
1st Lisa Crompton
2nd Mike Bogan
3rd Virg Gembarski
February Winners
1st Dennis Essenmacher
2nd Kelly Semanski
3rd Terrie Stocker
March Winners
1st Ken Koth
2nd Ken O'Connor
3rd Larry Gainor
April Winners
1st Barb Jewell
2nd Karrie Forys
3rd Kevin Gorestski
May Winners
1st Bill Case
2nd Marv Finkel
3rd Brian Brown
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