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...kinds of students--from die-hard preppies to rugged mountain climbers, and from the merely curious to the nomadic--have made the three-hour trip north from Boston. Many choose the wee hours of the morning for the scenic drive and find Bean's open and doing business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Store hours haven't changed since 1951. There aren't even locks on the doors...

Author: By David S. Graham, | Title: L.L.Bean | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...Harraseeket Inn, a lodging just down the street from Bean's, acting manager Penny Gray describes it differently. "They buy a tent, but what they really buy is a [rugged] state of mind...

Author: By David S. Graham, | Title: L.L.Bean | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...state of mind isn't the only commodity available in Freeport. Although Bean's is the only store open all night long, the town now boasts a daytime line-up that might make even Manhattan proud...

Author: By David S. Graham, | Title: L.L.Bean | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...outlet stores, including one corner of Bean's, sell slightly defective merchandise that sell quickly at considerably reduced prices...

Author: By David S. Graham, | Title: L.L.Bean | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...part of Bean's that is its factory store, $76 hunting shoes go for $50, a $42 sweater for $25, and a $36 shirt for $27. But the prices don't seem to be what attract college students to the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night...

Author: By David S. Graham, | Title: L.L.Bean | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

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