Candlepin bowling reportedly started in Worcester, Massachusetts and is unique to the New England and the maritime provinces of Canada.
Candlepin balls as you can see in the picture are a lot smaller than ten pin balls, which makes the game more of a game of skill than muscle. 
The Bowling Bowl is a Candlepin bowling alley located in Brunswick, Maine. It is owned and operated by Matt Lafely of Lisbon, Maine.
A vintage bowling alley, it is truly a labor of love that Matt’s wife, Lynn, looks at as Matt’s second wife.
Matt has bowlers who have been coming to the facility for well over 40 years. Matt, however has only owned the Bowling Bowl for about a year at the time of this writing.
If you have any questions about Candlepin bowling, leave a comment here and I will see if I can get it answered for you.
If you are a Candlepin Alley owner and would like to network with some other Candlepin owners, feel free to give Matt a call at 
(207) 725-5241
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Matt has made some interesting modifications to the alley, to include make a computerized pin setting control box, and some other hand crafted modifications of the vintage candlepin bowling equipment.
August 27, 2008 at 12:48 am |
Hi, Matt how are you? Candlepin bowling is pretty awesome, and just like Maine, I love it. I have bowled them many times, particularly when I lived there and would love to do it again. Hey, I have an off the wall question. Any idea how I might be able to get ahold of a set of candlepins? I kind of like to collect such things, I have a set of tenpins and duckpins, any chance of getting some candlepins. I guess just let me knoe if you have any idea and thanks. Sincerely, Alan
April 30, 2009 at 9:50 pm |
Alan, your best bet is to give Matt a call at the alley. He doesn’t check email regularly.