From its heydey in the 1950s, when candlepin bowling was offered in as many as 5,000 bowling alleys in the U.S., often alongside 10-pin and duckpin bowling, it has contracted to a niche that isn ...

With a few exceptions, you can only find candlepin bowling alleys in New England and Canada’s Maritime provinces. Here's a look at the history of the sport's unique regional rise and why it hasn ...

Candlepin bowling, unique to New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces, has likely played a part in countless more love stories over the past 140 years, and though its popularity was ...

Though candlepin bowling used to be a New England institution, the last alley closed in Worcester in 2020. "Candlepin is such a great family sport, friends. We want leagues to come back.

In between candlepin and standard 10-pin bowling is a variation known as duckpin, which has grown in popularity thanks to local spots like Pins Mechanical Co. and Hoppin' Vines.

Candlepin is a less common form of bowling invented in Worcester, Massachusetts in the 1880’s by Justin White that never quite seemed to flourish outside of New England; mainly due to its lack of ...

Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive pin shape — has been around since 1880, yet is mostly played within the US New England and Canadian Maritime provinces.

HARVARD – When Jim Shook bought the Harvard Lanes in January, the longtime candlepin bowling business at 204 Ayer Road faced an uncertain future. So did candlepin bowling. Now, Harvard Lanes is ...