Lawn bowling in the Midwest (CO, IL, MN, OH, SD, WI)
Pub bowls-Minneapolis
Lawn bowling in the heartland of the US presents some challenges and unique experiences. Okay, the most difficult challenge will be to find a green in your neighborhood. However, once you locate one, you will be warmly welcomed by the dedicated bowls community who will make sure you feel at home.
The Midwest features rooftop bowling at Brit’s Pub in downtown Minneapolis, where you can enjoy a beer in one hand and roll a bowl with the other. Not to be outdone, Milwaukee Lake Park, which boasts some of the best lawn bowlers in America, has a keg of beer in the frig. Miller beer, of course.
Kenny at the keg-frig
The lawn bowls season in the Midwest runs from May to October, depending on location.
Lawn bowling (or ‘lawn bowls’ or just plain ‘bowls’) is a great activity for individuals, couples, groups of friends and colleagues, service groups or for church outings and the like. Contact the clubs or individuals below about the bowling schedule or to schedule your next event.
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COLORADO
—Denver ♦ Washington Park
• Address: E. Mississippi Ave and S. Franklin St. See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Ron Eccles – rontseg[at]comcast.net (in e-mail substitute @ for [at] ).
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ILLINOIS
—Chicago Lakeside Lawn Bowling Club (USLBA member club)
• Address: 5800 South Lake Shore Drive, behind the Museum of Science and Industry. Entrance is from Lake Shore drive south of 57th Street. Enter on Science Road (also called E. Columbia Dr cutoff). See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Tom Michael – bigguylor[at]comcast.net (in e-mail substitute @ for [at] ).
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MINNESOTA
—Edina ♦ Centennial Lakes Park
• Address: 7499 France Ave. S., Edina, MN 55435. See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Click here to go to Centennial Lakes Park website, or contact: John and Janet Bohan – bohanjohn[at]aol.com (in e-mail substitute @ for [at] ).
—Madden’s on Gull Lake
• Address: 11266 Pine Beach Peninsula, Brainerd, MN 56401. See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Click here to go to Maddens on Gull Lake website.
—Minneapolis ♦ Brit’s Pub
• Address: 1100 Nicollet Mall (downtown Minneapolis). See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Click here to go to Brit’s Pub website.
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OHIO
—Cincinnati Lawn Bowling Club
• Address: Little Miami Golf Center, 3811 Newtown Road, Newtown, Ohio. See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Click here to go to Cincinnati’s website.
—Lorain
• 1800 W. Erie Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44052 (phone) 440-245-1193. See satellite view of green.
• Mailing address: Lorain County Metro Parks, 12882 Diagonal Rd, Lagrange, OH 44050
• Contact information: Bryan Goldthorpe – bgoldthorpe[at]metroparks.cc (in e-mail substitute @ for [at] ).
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SOUTH DAKOTA
—Mitchell (new green under construction; opens in 2010)
• Contact information: Rodney Titze – rodneytitze[at]hotmail.com (in e-mail substitute @ for [at] ).
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WISCONSIN
—Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowls Club (USLBA member club)
• Address: 3131 East Newberry Blvd, next to the Lake Park Bistro. See satellite view of green.
• Contact information: Click here to go to Milwaukee’s website.
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ELSEWHERE
To play lawn bowls in other regions of the US, click here to go to a national directory of clubs.
