LHRC offers rowing to the region surrounding Litchfield, Connecticut. The club, was founded in 1970's by Gordon Hayward, a teacher in Litchfield High School to bring rowing to the students of Litchfield High School. The club rows on Bantam Lake from a boathouse at Litchfield Town Beach.
LHRC sponsors the student rowing programs for both Litchfield and Wamogo High Schools.
In an effort to improve the Clubs outreach to the community, LHRC created a Master's rowing program in the year 2000. Since this time this program has continued to grow each year.