Clubs & Special Interest Groups

The Spaulding Center will become a very significant resource for all organizations that have a tie to the transportation field. We can host one-day, as well as multi-day convocations for enthusiast groups. Examples include vintage aircraft fly-ins, car shows and area-wide vintage vehicle tours. Other events can draw model railroaders, radio-control airplane modelers, motorcycle and bicycle enthusiasts and others with a special interest in transportation-related themes from across the Midwest.

Approximately 1.25 million people live within a one-hour drive time of Grinnell, and over 2 million live with in a two-hour drive. However by reaching transportation-related organizations from the 300-mile Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City-Omaha-Minneapolis-Milwaukee radius, this number increases 20-fold.

The Restoration Lab will have programs to meet the needs of all transportation hobbyists. One-day specialty classes will have appeal to restorers and historians. Likewise, topics with broader appeal such as Learn To Drive a Model T Ford will draw audiences of all ages seeking an opportunity to learn about the past, while sharing a fun experience.