The 123-page document lists several other zippered L.L.Bean boot models that it says were mislabeled as waterproof (the brand’s famous lace-up “Bean boot” is not among them).

The new and improved version was a hit. By 1917, L.L. Bean had sold enough of the Maine Hunting Shoe style to open a dedicated shop in Freeport, Maine – by 1951, an L.L. Bean flagship was open ...

L.L. Bean’s Chelsea Boot comes in a variety of colors but our favorite for both style and versatility is the Light Khaki/Toasted Coconut combo. The boots are $159.

The Women’s Bar Harbor Duck Boots at L.L. Bean are on super sale, priced at $39.99, down from $139. They come in black, gray or tan. “Let it rain! Let it snow!

Gross began with the famous story of the L.L.Bean boot, near and dear to Mainers and Bowdoin students. Outdoorsman Leon Leonwood Bean needed boots that would keep his feet dry during his adventurous ...