Comments on: L.L. Bean's Brunswick, Maine Factory

By: The Saint Joseph Mo DJ

The Saint Joseph Mo DJ — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:57:57 +0000

Great Blog. Just not sure why I am up at 3 a.m. reading this.

By: all plaidout » Blog Archive » Thank You

all plaidout » Blog Archive » Thank You — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:46:45 +0000

[...] Mary Rose MacKinnon, Laurie Brooks, and Mac McKeever of L.L. Bean, who would go on to help me share the story of their Bean Boot and Boat-and-Tote factory. My first trip to Maine would not have been as special without the support of Foster Huntington, [...]

By: Tom Smith

Tom Smith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:33:26 +0000

Thanks for this article

By: Things My Father Taught Me: Jay Carroll « all plaidout

Things My Father Taught Me: Jay Carroll « all plaidout — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:11:23 +0000

[...] My Father Taught Me: Jay Carroll Jump to Comments While on my tours of L.L. Bean and Quoddy Moccasin in Maine this March, Mr. Jay Carroll of Rogues Gallery was sending me text [...]

By: ER

ER — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:34:13 +0000

I love LLBean and were hoping they'd hire me to design after this.

By: Ex Back

Ex Back — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:10:11 +0000

If you ever want to hear a reader’s feedback , I rate this post for four from five. Decent info, but I just have to go to that damn google to find the missed pieces. Thank you, anyway!

By: plaidout

plaidout — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:22:43 +0000

BobT, call them. They’ll give you the rundown.

M@, thank you so much for checking out the blog. Big fan of your work.

By: M@

M@ — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:44:29 +0000

This is great Max. It’s refreshing to see an in depth look at an American company producing a good, and not just selling a service.

By: BobT

BobT — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:47:43 +0000

Do you think they will ever start producing the 100% cotton shirts again and not the iron-free ones from maylasia. I emailed them and they told they have a demand for it. I would love to wear the soft cotton LL Bean shirts I wore in the 80’s

By: plaidout

plaidout — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:58:04 +0000

Colleen, thank you for reading!

Folks, if you can think of other ideas for “field trips,” please be in touch. I would love to make this a regular thing for me.

Ryan, again, honored that you’re reading my blog. Thanks so much!

Memphis, just curious, why the additional pair?

GJ, what would that one thing be if you had to choose today?

HTJ, thank you so much! You’re a hero of mine, and it’s a thrill to know you read my blog. And yes, Foster is a killer!

Dude, this is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps.