L.L.Bean Lights-Up the Holiday Season with Northern Lights Celebration
FREEPORT, Maine (PRWEB) November 12, 2019 -- Internationally recognized outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, best known for its legendary customer service and high-quality gear and apparel, will open the annual Northern Lights Celebration on its Freeport campus on Friday, November 22. People of all ages are invited to join this Maine holiday tradition and to help illuminate hundreds of Christmas trees in Discovery Forest at 6:45 p.m. The tree lighting ceremony will feature performances from three Bowdoin College a cappella groups. Before and after the tree lighting ceremony, families can visit Santa and his reindeer, a model train village, warming hut, and walk-in snow globe. Complimentary hot cocoa will be provided for everyone, courtesy of Mastercard.
New to this year’s celebration is the WinterKids StoryWalk where families can follow the pages of a storybook through the forest. Other activities for the whole family include a Holiday Plaid-venture scavenger hunt.
Opening Night, Friday, November 22
- 4:00-8:00 p.m. – Visit Santa in his workshop and reindeer in his barn
- 4:00-9:00 p.m. – Experience the Model Train Village, join the Holiday Plaid-venture scavenger hunt, grab a complimentary cup of hot cocoa, and take the WinterKids StoryWalk.
- 6:45-7:00 p.m. – Tree Lighting Ceremony in Discovery Park
- 7:00-7:30 p.m. – Enjoy music from three Bowdoin College a cappella groups the inside the stores
- 7:00-9:00 p.m. – Explore the trails of Discovery Forest with hundreds of lighted Christmas trees and special holiday photo opportunities
L.L.Bean’s Northern Lights Celebration continues with events and activities every day through New Year’s Eve from crafting classes to pet nights. Ongoing daily events include the Discovery Forest, warming hut, model train village, and walk-in snow globe. Weekends will feature Santa and reindeer until December 22. Complimentary hot cocoa and horse drawn wagon rides continue on weekends through December 31. A full schedule is online at http://www.llbean.com/northernlights.
ABOUT L.L.BEAN
L.L.Bean, Inc. is a leading multichannel merchant of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. L.L.Bean is a family-owned Maine company led by Executive Chairman Shawn Gorman, the great-grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, and Stephen Smith, President and CEO. While its business has grown over the years, L.L.Bean continues to uphold the values of its founder, including his dedication to quality, customer service and a love of the outdoors. In the past five years, L.L.Bean has donated over $6 million toward conservation and land stewardship. L.L.Bean currently operates 45 stores in 19 states across the United States, along with 28 stores in Japan and one in Canada. The 220,000-sq. ft. L.L.Bean retail store campus in Freeport, ME, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and welcomes more than 3 million visitors every year. L.L.Bean can be found worldwide at http://www.llbean.com, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Eric C. Smith, L.L.Bean, http://www.llbean.com/northernlights, 207-552-4020, [email protected]
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