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Adirondack Mountains The Adirondack Mountains (; a-də-RÄN-dak) form a massif in northeastern New York with boundaries that correspond roughly to those of Adirondack Park. They cover about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2). The mountains form a roughly circular ...
, New York, US **
Adirondack Park The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
, a protected area in the US, containing a large portion of the Adirondack Mountains * Adirondack County, New York, a proposed county in New York * Adirondack, New York, a place in New York


Transport

* ''Adirondack'' (train), an Amtrak passenger rail route connecting New York City and Montreal *
Adirondack guideboat The Adirondack Guideboat is a rowboat that was developed in the 1840s for recreational activities in Adirondack Park. It was designed to have a shallow draft, carry three people and their gear, and be light enough to be portaged by one man, the gu ...
, a rowed skiff, built to be carried between bodies of water, originally designed for hunting * USS ''Adirondack'' (1862), a gunboat during the American Civil War that sank off the Bahamas * USS ''Adirondack'' (YT-44), an iron-hulled screw tug originally known as the Underwriter * USS ''Adirondack'' (ID-1270), commissioned into the Navy in 1917 and used as a floating barracks until 1919 * USS ''Adirondack'' (AGC-15), an amphibious force flagship in service from 1945 to 1955


Other uses

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Adirondack (Mars) Adirondack is the nickname for Mars Exploration Rover ''Spirits first target rock. Scientists chose Adirondack to be ''Spirit''s first target rock after considering another, called Sashimi, that would have been a shorter, straight-ahead driv ...
, Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's first target rock for investigation *
Adirondack Architecture Adirondack Architecture refers to the rugged architectural style generally associated with the Great Camps within the Adirondack Mountains area in New York (state), New York. The builders of these camps used native building materials and sited t ...
, an American style of construction *
Adirondack Beverages Adirondack Beverages is a beverage company in the New York state area. History In the 1990s, Adirondack Beverages was acquired by Polar Beverages Polar Beverages is a soft drink company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a manufacturer a ...
, a soft drink company based in New York state, that produces the Adirondack brand sodas *
Adirondack Canoe Classic __NOTOC__ The Adirondack Canoe Classic, also known as the 90-miler, is a three-day, canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks of New York, United States. The race has drawn as many as 500 competitors from California to Fl ...
, a three-day, canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake (also known as the "90-miler") *
Adirondack chair The Adirondack chair is an outdoor lounge chair with wide armrests, a tall slatted back, and a seat that is higher in the front than the back. Its name references the Adirondack Mountains. The chair was invented by Thomas Lee between 1900 and 190 ...
, a type of chair used primarily in an outdoors setting *
Adirondack Community College SUNY Adirondack is a public community college in Queensbury, New York. It serves residents in Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga counties in New York State with over 30 academic programs of study. It was founded in 1961 as Adirondack Commu ...
(US), a two-year college located in the state of New York *
Adirondack Experience Adirondack Experience (formerly Adirondack Museum), located on NY-30 in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Adirondacks. The museum is located on the site of an hi ...
, a museum *
Adirondack Flames The Adirondack Flames were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was based in Glens Falls, New York, and played at the 4,794 seat Glens Falls Civic Center. They were the top affiliate of the Calgary Flames of ...
, former American Hockey League team (2014–15) *
Adirondack Great Camps __NOTOC__ The Great Camps of the Adirondack Mountains refers to the grandiose family compounds of cabins that were built in the latter half of the nineteenth century on lakes in the Adirondacks such as Spitfire Lake and Rainbow Lake. The cam ...
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Adirondack Phantoms The Adirondack Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms were based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center and w ...
, former American Hockey League team (2009–2014) *
Adirondack Red Wings The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, United States at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the Natio ...
, former American Hockey League team (1979–1999) * Adirondack shelter, a style of lean-to *''
Picea rubens ''Picea rubens'', commonly known as red spruce, is a species of spruce native to eastern North America, ranging from eastern Quebec and Nova Scotia, west to the Adirondack Mountains and south through New England along the Appalachians to western ...
'' or Adirondack, a species of spruce tree used to make musical instruments {{disambiguation, geo