Freeport Maine - Free Overnight Parking

In 1912 Leon Leonwood Bean opened at boot store in the basement of his brother's clothing store. He soon expanded to include all types of outdoor gear and the store become known as the L.L.Bean Company. There weren't any L.L. Bean retails stores in the US outside of Maine until 2000 so the Freeport, Maine outlet store became a destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Other companies joined with their own outlet stores attracting even more visitors.

We thought hard about what we needed and came up with nothing but we were going to visit the L.L. Bean store anyway until we saw this sign on the elevator "CAUTION This elevator does not meet safety standards" or something similar. I should have taken a picture. So that was end of our shopping trip. There is another way to enter which involves going up a steep sidewalk.

We did take advantage of the great free parking for RVs. We aren't sure if the sign means 24 hours if left unattended or 24 hours no matter what - very poor punctuation. The parking lot is marked in long rows without a drive through lane. Park at end if you plan to stay a short time to avoid getting blocked in. We stayed overnight but most of the other RVers who used the lot only stayed for a few hours.  Parking  43.85524, -70.10434