CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2013) A typical Adirondack chair The Adirondack chair (or the Muskoka chair in Canada) is a simple rustic wooden chair for outdoor use. Originally made with 11 flat wooden boards, it features a straight back and seat and wide armrests. 1 Origin 1.1 Today 2 See also 3 References Origin [ edit ] The first Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee while vacationing in Westport , New York , in the Adirondack Mountains in 1903. Needing outdoor chairs for his summer home, he tested his early efforts on his family. After arriving at a final design for a "Westport plank chair," he...