When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive ...

Worcester was once home to over a dozen candlepin alleys. Candlepin bowling was invented in 1880 in Worcester. WORCESTER ― After the Museum of Worcester in December unveiled an exhibit ...

Autumn Mowery was seven or eight years old when she started going to the candlepin bowling alley in Ellsworth, about a 20-minute drive from where she grew up. "This was really the only ...

WORCESTER – The Museum of Worcester is celebrating 150 years, and one of their featured exhibits showcases the city's storied history of candlepin bowling. Candlepin bowling was first played in ...

But as we all know, there is theory, and then there’s operation. Have you ever heard of candlepin bowling? Those machines are just as difficult to maintain.

CANDLEPIN IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT’S ONLY A NEW ENGLAND CANADIAN MARITIME GAME. IT NEVER EXTENDED SOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL TENPIN BOWLING, MOST NEW ENGLANDERS KNOW THIS GAME ...