Sitting Pretty ; Settle Down in Your Adirondack Chair and Learn a Few Things About It - Including Why You Love Sitting in It.
Portland Press Herald › April 27, 2008
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Thomas Lee probably never imagined that the chair he created in 1903 would someday become as much of a symbol of summer as the sound of loons echoing across the lake and the soothing warmth of sunny dock underfoot.
As another (well-deserved) Maine summer approaches, it's time to settle our behinds in our Adirondack chairs, sip on something cool and pastel-colored from a tall glass, and melt away those winter blues.See the full content of this document
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Sitting Pretty ; Settle Down in Your Adirondack Chair and Learn a Few Things About It - Including Why You Love Sitting in It.
Adirondack chairs are made of wood and are usually not cushioned. What is it about these classic chairs that draws people into them for a summer snuggle? Is it the unusually comfortable way the tilted seat meets the back of the chair? Is it the wide arms that are just the right size for setting down your beer and lobster roll?
"It just looks like it wants to embrace you and just looks relaxing," says Dirk Leach, who handcrafts his own versions of the chair at his worksho...See the full content of this document
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