Candlepin Bowling: il passatempo eccentrico del Maine

There is a very specific region in North America where the term “candlepin bowling” means anything – and Maine is at the heart of it. It’s a favorite pastime that began in the 1880s in Massachusetts and spread north to New Hampshire, Vermont and parts of Canada. Here in Maine candlepin bowling is a beloved throw-back and there’s a good chance if you find a bowling alley here, it won’t be the common 10-Pin variety, but the tall, slender pins that – yup – look a bit like candles. You knock down ten pins with (slightly larger than a softball-sized) balls (three per turn) and you’ll soon find that candlepin bowling is well-deserved of its place in our hearts.

Uno dei luoghi preferiti da oltre 72 anni è il Big 20 Bowling di Scarborough, dove il venerdì e il sabato si gioca a Rock 'n Glow. A Sanford, il Bowl-A-Rama ha molte piste con Glo Bowl Specials e una sala giochi per il divertimento della famiglia. Siete alla ricerca di un divertimento fuori dal mondo? Andate da Sammi's a Waldoboro per una delle loro Galactic Bowling Nights.

Reservations are required at Pineland Farm’s 4-lane bowling alley, as well as at D’Amanda’s in Ellsworth (they do post walk-in times when available on their Facebook page) – which may have the oldest working lanes in the state, dating back to the 1950s.

E se non siete sicuri di volervi impegnare nel bowling a candelabro, date un'occhiata al Just-In Time Recreation di Lewiston, dove sono disponibili sia piste a candelabro che a 10 birilli.

Altre piste da bowling a candelabro del Maine da visitare sono:

1-7-10 Bowling and Entertainment Center - Augusta
West-Port Bowling Lanes- Westbrook
Stars and Strikes - Paris
ALLPLaY Family Entertainment - Belfast
Archie's Strike & Spare - Kezar Falls
Bangor Brewer Lanes - Brewer
Newport Entertainment Center - Newport
SacoValley Sports Center - Fryeburg