I always like to make the best of a business trip. Whether I’m traveling to Nashville or Austin for a national conference, or just to a new place in New England for a clinic or demonstration, I try to see the sites that make that place unique and special. My district is looking at some new security appliances so I signed up for a demonstration of a product in Freeport, ME. Maine is the vacationland of New England and has beautiful scenery throughout the state. Freeport is known for being the home of L.L. Bean. It has a sprawling complex of venues comprising its flagship store. After the clinic, I took some time to wander through the facility admiring the taxidermy displays and the products. Being from Missouri, it’s hard not to compare the store with some of the Bass Pro Outdoor World mega stores. However, this store does a nice job highlighting a lot of the native wildlife from the area.

Freeport is also home to a few micro breweries. I’m not much of a beer fan, but I think it would be a great place for friends to come and do a tour of the local brews. Across the street from L.L. Bean is a nice outlet mall as well. It’s always good when there’s more than one draw to a town. As I’ve said in the past, not every adventure is amazing. This adventure was nice in that I got to combine my work with my passion of exploring our wonderful New England home.