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3 Ways to Style a Vest
As casual, elevated, or active as you need, there are so many ways to style a vest all of them easy. Well show you how.
How to Clean Outdoor Furniture
Learn a few tips to freshen your furniture for another season of outdoor fun.
Build a Better Backyard
An outdoor getaway isnt all about far-off destinations its about making the most of every second outside. Creating a relaxing escape right outside your door is easier than you think.
Create a Winter Oasis in Your Backyard
If youre spending winter inside, youre missing out. Heres how to transform your outdoor space into the perfect hangout even in winter weather.
How to Clean Your Hammock
Proper care will help your gear last longer. Well show you how to clean your camping and backyard hammocks so you can start enjoying the benefits of just hanging out.
Shinrin-Yoku: The Restorative Power of Forest Bathing
Around the world, people celebrate and enjoy time outdoors in many different ways. Heres a primer on the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, or forest bathing and how it can help you reconnect to your body and the world around you.
Together Outside: Baby on Board
Paddleboarding with a toddler can have its fair share of challenges, but the rewards of spending time together on the water together are worth every one.
The Perfect Outdoor Reading Spot
Here are a few tips for creating the perfect reading spot, whether its in your backyard, on your porch or in any patch of sunshine you can find.
5 Walks to Boost Your Mental Wellness
Walking is so much more than putting one foot in front of the other. With the help of our partner Mental Health America, well take you on five different walks that also exercise your mind.
10 Amazing Canoe Trips
L.L.Bean's favorite canoe routes for paddlers of all ages and abilities.
How to Paddle a Kayak
Before you grab a paddle and head for the shoreline, check out these tips so you can get the most out of every stroke.
Employee Story: Eight Decades (and Counting) Outdoors
Meet Forrest Mayo, L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Programs' most experienced instructor.
Jessie Diggins
Meet Jessie Diggins, World Champion Cross Country Skier.
Everyday City Activities Your Body and Mind Will Love
The things you do every day benefit your physical and mental well-being.
Newsroom: Outdoor Discovery Programs's Adventure Travel Trips, June 2017
L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools Announce Adventure Travel Trips for 2017.
5 Healthy Breaks for Days at Home
Remembering to take breaks for your health physical and mental can make the difference between comfort and burnout. Here are a few of our favorite ways to break up a day at home.
10 Ideas for Winter Fun
Winters more fun outside. Here are a few ideas to help you get out and make winter your wonderland.
Indoor Camping Guide
Maybe it's bad weather, work obligations or a tummy ache - sometimes a camping trip doesnt work out. But just because you have to stay at home doesnt mean your family cant have a fun camping trip under your own roof. Here's how to bring a little of that outdoor feeling into your own home.
6 Ways to Style a Flannel Shirt
This comfortable classic isnt just cozy it can also be dressed up, dressed down and styled for any occasion. Heres how.
7 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays Outdoors
Oh what fun it is outside! Check out these fun, festive ways to bring the holiday spirit outdoors, while staying safe and close to home.
Together Outside: Toddlers in Tents
Camping with toddlers might sound like a recipe for a sleepless night, but with the right attitude, it will be the start of a pastime theyll love for years to come.
Maine Guides
No one knows their way around nature like a registered Maine Guide. Find out what makes these outdoor experts so good at what they do and get to know a few along the way.
6 Ways to Get Ready to Spend Spring Outside
Spring hasnt quite sprung, but its coming! That means its time to start thinking about getting yourself, your gear and your plans in order so youll be ready to get outside the second the season starts. Not sure where to start? Come see how were planning on preparing.
10 Expert Tips for New Kayak Owners
We asked our Outdoor Discovery Programs paddling experts to share their best insider tricks to help make your time on the water more organized, comfortable and safe.
5 Ways to Style Boots with Jeans
This combo may be a classic, but with these expert styling tips, you can dress it up or down to create fresh, new looks without losing the casual comfort that makes it such a perfect pairing.
The Brooks Family
Troy Brooks is a fitness pro, wellness coach/ brand consultant, and father, dedicated to helping people live better through a healthy, balanced lifestyle. In addition to inspiring people to cultivate their own wellness and get outside for some healthy fun, his wife Shantel and he, are also business partners on a mission to support other married couples in business together and create a community where peoples lives are enriched through conversation, connection, and wellness.
8 Amazing National Parks in Cities
These eight national parks, sites and recreation areas are all in cities so you can immerse yourself in fascinating nature, history and culture in no time.
The 10 Best National Parks for Kids
We asked the National Park Foundation and outdoor parents-extraordinaire the Bowmans to give us their suggestions for the best parks to bring your kids.
Newsroom: Outdoor Coworking Space, June 2018
L.L.Bean Launches the First-Ever Outdoor Coworking Space to Encourage People Spend More Time Outdoors Even at Work.
Get Started Camping
Camping is one of the easiest ways to spend quality time outdoors with friends and family, and a great trip just requires a few pieces of gear and a little planning. L.L.Bean has the expertise to help you get there.
Birding Basics
L.L. Bean partner, ornithologist and birding guide Isaiah Scott shares some of his insights from years of birding including tips for finding birding spots, his go-to equipment and more.
8 Delicious Twists on the Classic S'more
You wanted smore? You got it! Thanks to Outdoor Discovery Programs guide Matt and his son Kirby, weve added four more smores to our collection of recipes, with surprising new flavors and helpful hacks.
Trust for Public Land
The outdoors belongs to all of us, but not everyone has the access to the outside they deserve. That’s why L.L.Bean has partnered with Trust for Public Land, a widely respected organization who works with localities and community partners to create and improve green spaces across the country. Together we plan to advance equitable access to quality outdoor spaces.
Cross-Country Skiing Tips & Tricks for Beginners
Our resident skiing Tipster & Trickster, Mackenzie, shows us some great tips to help you get started cross-country skiing.
Never Too Young
During a week-long youth adventure led by the Montana Conservation Corps, we learn about the physical, educational and psychological benefits of getting outside at a young age.
Get Started Hiking
Hiking is an incredibly healthy activity and an amazing way to experience the outdoors, but it can also be a little intimidating to get started. We have the expertise and gear to make getting started easy.
The Trust for Public Land: Putting the Outdoors in Play
We're partnering with the Trust for Public Land to renovate the outdoor area of Clevelands Lakeview Terrace to make it easier for kids to play and provide a place where the community can spend quality time outside.
The Trust for Public Land: Growing in Newark
Students at West Side High live in a food desert, we've partnered with The Trust for Public Land and the community to build a working garden run by and for the students to help change that.