Feather Bowling

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Feather Bowling is a game played with wooden balls shaped like wheels of cheese. The balls are rolled down a dirt or synthetic alley towards a feather sticking out of the dirt at the other end. The object of the game is to get the ball as close to the feather as possible. Teams take turns rolling 12 balls and may knock their opponent's balls out of the way, similar to Bocce. The team with balls closest to the feather at the end of the game wins.

The game has its origins in Belgium: western Flanders where it is known as 'trabollen'. The only place to play the game in the United States is the Cadieux Cafe in Detroit, Michigan; an imitation version, called "Belgian trough bowling" is also available at the Bath City Bistro in Mount Clemens, Michigan.