Greetings, fellow devotees of the round board!
Here are several dates you might find of interest:
The Turtle Island Crokinole Championship, an NCA Tier 1 tournament, will be held on August 2nd in Lewiston, NY, according the the National Crokinole Association's web site. I have not been able to find any other information about it. Lewiston is just north of Niagara Falls, about 3 1/2 hours driving time from Cleveland. I'm thinking of going to that, but that's a long stretch for a single day.
The Cleveland Gaming Classic will be September 19th through 21st. The Browns will be there, too. Last year, there was a small tournament.
As they were driving home from the US Open, Travis Keener and Ryan Buhr discussed holding a tournament in Toledo on November 1st. That would be a lot of fun, and would likely attract top players since that's a fairly short drive from southern Ontario. I haven't heard any more details about that. I'm not going to be able to get to that one either.
Finally, the Cleveland Crokinole Club will be holding its winter tournament in mid-December. Details have not yet been settled
Happy Flicking!
RobR