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 ...

Candlepin bowling's invention is typically credited to Justin White, the owner of a billiards hall and bowling alley, in Worcester in the 1880s. John Monsey, a native of Hadley, was responsible ...

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.

Candlepin bowling originated in Wooster, Massachusetts, in the 1880s. Justin White is credited with inventing the sport, and John J. Monsey helped regulate the game and spread it across the state.

Candlepin bowling, which is largely confined to the New England states and the Canadian Maritimes, uses smaller balls and pins than the predominant tenpin game.

PITTSFIELD — In the bowling world, candlepin is what you might call an underdog. It's smaller than tenpin bowling and receives less national exposure, candlepin aficionados will tell you. But in ...

06516 203-932-3202 Candlepin bowling In the majority of the New England states, candlepin bowling is "real" bowling, while what the rest of the country does is referred to as "big ball bowling." ...

Today he averages about 103 points, he said. Bowlers enjoy a Sunday afternoon outing at Vacationland Bowling Center which has been open for candlepin bowling for 34 years. Staff photo by Carl D. Walsh ...

He found candlepin bowling balls, each about 4.5 inches across weighing no more than 2 pounds and 7 ounces. He found newspapers from the 1990s. "We'll need new shoes," he said.