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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.
Hiking Footwear Buying Guide
Your guide to discovering the perfect hiker for your next adventure from park to peak or anywhere in between.
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.
How to Put On Snowshoes
Our snow-it-all, Mackenzie, shares five simple steps to get you ready for your next snowshoe adventure.
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.
Winter Boot Buying Guide
Your guide to finding the perfect cold weather boots - whether you're running errands, playing in the snow or exploring wintry landscapes.
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.
Newsroom: Flowfold Partnership, June 2018
L.L.Bean Launches New Collaboration with Maine Outdoor Startup, Flowfold.
How to Clean Outdoor Furniture
Learn a few tips to freshen your furniture for another season of outdoor fun.
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.
5 Classic Backyard Games
Game night is better outdoors. Check out our five favorite backyard games - plus a few tips to go behond the basics and take your technique to the next level.
What to Wear Hiking
Learn how to dress for hiking in any weather plus four important DOs and DONTs for any hiking outfit.
Newsroom: Maine Outdoor Summit, November 2019
First-of-its-Kind Event Celebrates Maines Outdoor Recreation Economy
Newsroom: Partnership with Hike it Baby, May 2018
L.L.Bean Partners with Hike it Baby to Bring Families Together to Share the Joy of the Outdoors in Celebration of National Trails Day.
The At-Home Guide to Outdoor Family Fun
Here are some fun ideas for bringing your family closer together while remaining close to home.
How to Layer for Cold, Rainy Weather
Rainy days can be some of the most peaceful and memorable outdoors. Well show you how to layer correctly so you'll stay dry and comfortable, no matter what the weather has in store.
Get Started Paddling
Paddling a kayak, stand-up paddleboard or canoe is fun, healthy and an amazing way to experience your favorite pond, river, lake or bay. Our experts have put together this helpful checklist of the essentials you need.
How to Layer for Changing Seasons
Unpredictable weather can make dressing for the outdoors feel like an impossible task. Thats why weve narrowed it down to the three key layers you need to stay warm, dry, and ready for anything.
Freeport Hunting Expo
L.L.Bean Hunting Expo. September 14-15, 2019. Freeport, ME
Well-Being Starts on the Inside
Treat your home - and yourself - to a spring refresh.
L.L.Bean Hunting & Fishing Store, Freeport, Maine
Shop the L.L.Bean Hunting & Fishing Store in Freeport, ME, for quality hunting and fishing gear.
Our Employees
Living our purpose, from the inside out. Our love for the outdoors begins inside. As a purpose-led company, our first responsibility is to care for and invest in our employees so they feel supported and inspired to best serve our customers.
Home & Backyard
Treat yourself to a staycation with our tips, tricks and guides on how to make your backyard or patio, or deck, or even front steps a destination for outdoor fun.
Employee Story: From the Suburbs to the Smokies
L.L.Bean employee Nicole R. never considered herself outdoorsy growing up, especially when she didnt see many people who looked like her spending time outside. When she finally decided to take a big step outdoors, it took her farther than she could have imagined.
Summer Camp Packing List
Everything your camper needs to stay comfortable, confident, and protected so they can focus on discovering just how great the great outdoors are.
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.
How To Get Outside & Ease Your Mind
Just ten minutes of physical activity outside can have huge benefits for your health, mood and mental well-being. We partnered with Mental Health America to share some easy ways to make it a part of your routine.
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.
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.
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.
Newsroom: Forbes List Recognition, May 2017
L.L.Bean Once Again Named by Forbes Magazine as One of Americas Best Midsize Employers for 2017.
6 Ways to Style for a Holiday Party
Elevate your look for your next holiday get-together with these expert style tips and outfit suggestions.
New Ways to Celebrate the New Year
When it comes to welcoming a new year, and the new possibilities and reinvigorating outdoor experiences to come, were definitely ready to celebrate. So, were sharing fun ideas for how you can bring in the new year, while staying close to home.
Hiking
Whether youre hiking through a local park or tackling a peak, we can help you get there, with guides and advice on what gear to buy, where to hike near you and how to get your kids out on the trail with you.
Newsroom: Bean Boots and Brew, October 2018
L.L.Bean Launches Bean Boots and Brews Collaboration with Maine Craft Brewers
Joshua Walker: Going to the Mountaintop
In recognition of Black History Month, L.L.Bean Partner and travel blogger Joshua Walker shares how the meaning of the month has changed for him over the years, and honors the work of the civil rights warriors who devoted their lives to social justice and equality indoors and out.
Gifts to Bring Your Family Together This Winter
Our top picks for the gifts that will have your family making great memories together outside.
Tick Prevention Tips
Gear and advice to help you avoid ticks outdoors and what to do if you do encounter them.
L.L.Bean on the Road
This years mobile tour, named the Adventure Together Pop- Up Shop is hoping to provide a fun and unique L.L.Bean experience for communities and colleges around the country.
Isaiah Scott: Birding Tips, Advice & Reflections
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.
Bean Boot Quality
L.L. Bean is rebuilding Bean Boots. Commitment to sustainability.
Social Impact
The outdoor-enabling spirit of our founder lives on in L.L.Bean's commitment to community, sustainable materials, environmental stewardship, and the well-being of our employees.
Newsroom: Oakbrook Retail Store, September 2017
L.L.Bean to Open Its Third Illinois Store in Oak Brook, Fall of 2018.
Newsroom: Red Sox, October 2018
L.L.Bean Celebrates Red Sox 2018 World Championship with Custom Bean Boots Made Exclusively for the Team
How to Get Your Kids to Love Hiking
A love of hiking is one of the greatest gifts you can offer your kids, and it sets them up for a lifetime of outdoor fun. Tips to get your kids to love hiking.
Newsroom: Mashapee Retail Store, March 2017
Adventures are in store for Cape Cod- L.L.Bean to open its fourth store in Massachusetts at Mashpee Commons.
Newsroom: Outdoor Access Fund and Community Fund, January 2019
L.L.Bean Gives $4 Million to Nonprofit Organizations in 2018
Newsroom: Partnership with The Trust for Public Land, October 2018
L.L.Bean Pledges $1 Million to The Trust for Public Land to Create Parks Where Theyre Needed Most