English: The big chair familiar to anyone heading north on Highway 41 was built by Richard and Olive Hook when they operated the Lazy Days gift shop (now the home of Mike Scott). Located about 1 mile north of Cloyne the chair was built in 1989 as a tourist attraction.

Thousands of people have stopped over the years to photograph the chair or have their photo taken in the chair. The chair was said to be 'the biggest in the East' by many travellers and was featured in several tourist magazines and newspapers.
Olive Hook used a full gallon of primer to paint the chair and another gallon of paint every year to keep it looking fresh. The Lazy Days gift shop featured all kinds of tourist collectibles such as rocks and minerals, toys and t-shirts plus a large assortment of concrete figurines and fountains painted by the Hooks.
When the store closed the chair was sold to Morris and Rose McFadden and moved to the Cloyne Village Foods (now the Shell Station) where it still is in use.
Part of the Richard and Olive Hook Collection.
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