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Candlepin was so popular in New England that they had candlepin competition TV shows on Saturday mornings after the cartoons.

A short documentary film was recently made about candlepin bowling in Maine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBL3O3PV3tw

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I remember watching it as a kid. I learned to bowl (candlepin) at lanes and games in Cambridge as a kid. When we moved to Ohio and we went bowling (tenpin) I was soooo confused. I still 30 years later get surprised when the tenpin lanes clear the pins between rolls.

I had almost the exact same experience but in reverse. Was a huge culture shock.

Candlepins for Cash! I remember.

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