BRIDGEWATER – L.L. Bean has announced it will open its store in Chimney Rock Crossing off Route 22 and Chimney Rock Road on July 25. The ribbon-cutting for the store will be at 8:45 a.m.July 25. The ...

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of L.L. Bean. From collaborations with contemporary designers to iconic styles from way back in ...

Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe.

These weren't tourists stopping by on a larger jaunt around the States; they were flying across the world for the express purpose of shopping at the brand founded by Leon Leonwood Bean in 1912.

Leon Leonwood Bean founded the company in the Pine Tree State in 1912, according to company history. L.L. Bean remains a privately held, family-owned company.

Maine-based L.L.Bean has specialized in outdoor clothing and gear since Leon Leonwood Bean invented boots with rubber bottoms and leather uppers and began marketing them in 1912.

After Leon Leonwood passed away in 1967, Leon Gorman took over as L.L. Bean's president. An avid outdoorsman like his grandfather, Leon brought his interests to the company and its products.

L.L. Bean was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean in Freeport, Maine. The company began as a one-room operation selling one product – the Maine Hunting Shoe, also known as duck boots.

Because L.L.Bean is a privately held family company that was founded more than a century ago by Leon Leonwood Bean, its financial and operational information aren’t publicly available.

Linda Bean, a major Republican booster and the granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean—who founded the outdoor clothing and equipment brand L.L. Bean—has died at age 82, her business manager ...

Linda L. Bean, a Maine business icon like her grandfather, L.L.Bean Inc. founder Leon Leonwood Bean, died Saturday at age 82. "We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Linda L. Bean," said ...

The granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, Linda Bean served on the outdoor retail company’s board for 46 years and spent several years as an entrepreneur.