Slideshow: Revelers Take to the Pavement Saturday for Massive Irish Road Bowling Adventure
Road bowlers kick things off at the starting box on Boggs Hill Road on Saturday, when hundreds of Irish Road Bowling participants gathered for the annual event.
The Wheeling Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians hosts the world's largest Irish Road Bowling event each year.
Kilts and custom T-shirts were standard attire for many road bowlers on hand Saturday in Wheeling.
Revelers gathered near the starting box on Boggs Hill Road, getting ready to start their road bowling adventure on Saturday.
Scott Fletcher of the Wheeling Alers team awaits the green flag to begin his road bowling trek across Boggs Hill Road on Saturday.
A kilt-clad official signals go-time for the next road bowler on Boggs Hill Road during Saturday's event.
Colorful attire helped teams of road bowlers to stick together throughout Saturday's festivities.
Scott Fletcher of the Wheeling Alers team launches his first roll Saturday at the starting box on Boggs Hill Road.
Kilts and custom T-shirts were standard attire for many road bowlers on hand Saturday in Wheeling.
Road bowlers kick things off at the starting box on Boggs Hill Road on Saturday, when hundreds of Irish Road Bowling participants gathered for the annual event.
The Wheeling Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians hosts the world's largest Irish Road Bowling event each year.
Kilts and custom T-shirts were standard attire for many road bowlers on hand Saturday in Wheeling.
Revelers gathered near the starting box on Boggs Hill Road, getting ready to start their road bowling adventure on Saturday.
Scott Fletcher of the Wheeling Alers team awaits the green flag to begin his road bowling trek across Boggs Hill Road on Saturday.
A kilt-clad official signals go-time for the next road bowler on Boggs Hill Road during Saturday's event.
Colorful attire helped teams of road bowlers to stick together throughout Saturday's festivities.
Scott Fletcher of the Wheeling Alers team launches his first roll Saturday at the starting box on Boggs Hill Road.
Kilts and custom T-shirts were standard attire for many road bowlers on hand Saturday in Wheeling.
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Hundreds of participants gathered in Wheeling on Saturday for the annual Irish Road Bowling extravaganza hosted by the Wheeling Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The annual event – celebrating a centuries-old Irish tradition – is a major fundraiser for the local organization and a wildly popular outing for hundreds.