WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. — It’s hard to own a bowling alley if you don’t love to bowl. Fortunately for Hank Posnanski, it’s his passion.
A lot of his life has happened at Bluemound Bowl in Brookfield, which his family has owned since the early 1970s.
“I have been working here since I was 15 years old, so I have been here 47 years,” said Posnanski as he prepared to bowl a frame.
Setting foot in Bluemound Bowl, which was built in 1956, feels a bit like stepping back in time. From the wood-paneled walls, to the dark, supper club-esque lounge bar, it evokes memories of days gone by. Times when entertainment options were fewer, and league bowling was king…