Four years ago, Linda Bean, granddaughter of famed L.L. Bean, bought a house overlooking a Maine harbor, rugged and beautiful, anchored by a vista of iconic lobster boats. With the house came a lobster wharf and a lobster pound, and … Continue reading
Linda Bean, whose brand name is building new markets for Maine lobster, is expanding with the purchase of the three-story building at the corner of Main and Bow Streets in Freeport, directly across from the LL Bean flagship store.
I am originally from Boston and summer in Gloucester and Rockport every year where my family has a clam & lobster bake. I know my lobster rolls and have eaten thousands of them. I was in Delray for a wedding … Continue reading
Lobstering never figured in Linda Bean’s life plan. She got into the business fortuitously, rather late in life and through the back door. The granddaughter of L.L. Bean, founder of the renowned Freeport, Maine, sporting goods emporium, she sits on … Continue reading
Can the L.L. Bean catalog heiress buoy Maine’s flagging lobster industry? Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean’s founder, aims to franchise restaurants across the U.S. that will serve tasty lobster rolls, with the main ingredient coming from fishing wharves she … Continue reading
Thinking big, Linda Bean wants lobster rolls to be the next big thing Could the delicate culinary alchemy known as “lobster roll” help save lobstering? That might be a bit dramatic — it could be the lobster industry doesn’t really … Continue reading
FREEPORT, Maine – Down the street from a giant L.L. Bean duck boot parked outside the iconic retailer’s flagship store are parking lots crammed with outlet shoppers, a Rotary Hot Dog Stand, Ben & Jerry’s, and Li’s Chinese Xpress. With … Continue reading
PORTLAND – Mayor Jill Duson studied the yellow measuring tape and the sandwich next to it. Dane Somers, executive director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, agreed with her assessment. The lobster roll before them did indeed appear to be … Continue reading
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — What could be the world’s longest lobster roll turned out to be even longer than expected. The giant sandwich unveiled Sunday during Maine’s Old Port Festival in Portland measured 61 feet 9.5 inches — more than … Continue reading
Portland has a new claim to fame as home of the world’s longest lobster roll. A local roller derby team helped carry the sandwich to Maine’s Old Port Festival. It turned out to be even longer than expected — a … Continue reading
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Each Bean lobster is banded to show our good name and the exact wharf of origin. All our lobsters are wild caught and traceable directly to Maine small day boat fishermen, guaranteed. Lobster processed into frozen specialties have our guarantee: All Maine, trap to table. No impostor lobsters.