L.L. Bean started in Freeport in 1912 with 100 pairs of boots.  By 1982 the store’s immense popularity with shoppers inspired more than 130 brand name outlet stores, boutiques, specialty stores, fabulous restaurants and gift shops to open their businesses in Freeport.

Today Freeport is a tourist destination with more than 3.5 million visitors annually.  Adding to your shopping experience are open air concert series, talks with tips on outdoor activities, art festivals and street performers.

While shopping diversity has become synonymous with Freeport, you’ll find the town has retained an allure and elegance that builds on its cultural past.  Many businesses retained the original architectural style of buildings from an early era, which gives Freeport’s Main Street a traditional historic flair.

A short distance from the thriving downtown you can find the amazing Desert of Maine with natural 70-foot sand dunes; Winslow Memorial Park with a beach, boat landing, playground and campsites; the Audubon Society’s Mast Landing Santuary with day camp and trails through the woods and fields and Wolfe’s Neck State Park offering 233 acres to explore.