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Coeur d’Alene

Coeur d’A ’Alene offers a wide range of in-

door and out utdoor act ctivities for individuals, families and nd groups alike. Within Kootenai County there are 87 pa parks and campgrounds, 47 hiking trails, fishin ing, swimming, golfing, horseback riding, soft ftball, tennis, amusement parks, and, of course, e, spectacular scenery at every turn. It is a thrivi ving resort community on the shores of Lake Coe Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho. Its defining image is sunny days, clear ar blue waters, pine-studded vistas and ope pen spaces. Coeur d’Alene has become known as a the playground of the Pacific Northwest for fo luxury accommodations and a wealth of reccreation and attractions in a stunning natura ral setting.

The Timber Terror at Silverwood Theme Park

ust outside of Coeur d’Alene is Silverus wood Theme T Park, the largest theme park in the Paci cific Northwest. It is also home to Boulder Beach Be Water Park. The name na Coeur d’Alene is French. French traders s named their trading post in respect for the tough trading practices of local Indian tribes. Translated literally, it means “Heart of the Awl” or “sharp-hearted.” Coeur d’Alene is easy to reach, located off Interstate 90 only 40 miles away from the Spokane International Airport, served by 65 non-stop daily flights from cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle, Boise, Oakland, Salt Lake City and others. The Coeur d’Alene Airport provides charter and private air service, with the capacity to land 34-seat passenger planes. There are vans, taxis, rental cars and shuttles available from both airports.

The World Famous “Floating Green” at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course

Downtown Coeur d’Alene and The Couer d’Alene Resort

Missoula, Mont. is 180 miles to the east, and Seattle, Wash., is 330 miles to the west. The Canadian border is 90 miles to the north.

Backgroung Photo: View of Downtown Coeur d’Alene from Cougary Bay Photographs courtesy of The McKenna Agency, QuickSilver and The Coeur D’alene Chamber

COEUR D’ALENE EVENTS FEBRUARY • Marti Gras • Coeur d’Alene Resort Winter Blues Festival • Gym Fest

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d’Alene’s elevation is 2,152 feet above sea se level. Average High Temperatures: 86 F in July, Ju 61 F in October, 34 F in January, 59 F in April. Ap Annual rainfall: 26 inches, with 30 to 80 inch ches of snowfall.

JUNE • Car D Lane; Classic Car Parade and Street Dance • Ironman Triathalon JULY • JulyAmish; Native American Pow Wow

COEUR D’ALENE TRIVIA • Coeurr d’Alene is the home of the world’s only floating green, located at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course. The floating green on the 14th hole measures 15,000 square feet and weighs nearly five million pounds. It can be towed to change the distance to the hole from 75 yards to 175 and greater. • According to the New York Times, John Finney of Coeur d’Alene made and used the world’s first pair of water skis on Lake Coeur d’Alene in the 1920s.

AUGUST • Downtown Street Fair • Art on the Green • International Wooden Boat Show

• Lake Coeur d’Alene is 25 miles long with more than 135 miles of shoreline. The lake is an average of 120 feet deep.

NOVEMBER • Festival of Trees • Holiday Light Show Parade • Holiday Light Show Ceremony and Fireworks Bike Ridi Bik Riding In Downtown Coeur d’Alene City Park

• Coeur d’Alene has the world’s longest floating boardwalk, located at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. It was built in 1986 and required 1,600 float logs (each 32 feet long), 28,000 pounds of spikes, and 8,000 pounds of bolts to complete. The boardwalk is anchored by 150 tons of concrete along with strategically placed pilings. • Silver Mountain Resort, located 30 miles east of Coeur d’Alene, is home to the world’s longest single-stage gondola. • More than a million lights and holiday displays stretch along the water near The Coeur d’Alene Resort for the Fantasy in Lights event held during the holiday season. • Coeur d’Alene has been recognized as “Tree City USA” since 1985, an honor bestowed by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Car D Lane in Downtown Coeur d’Alene

• Coeur d’Alene received the “All-American City” award in 1990. • Finished in 1853, Coeur d’Alene’s Mission, located east of Coeur d’Alene on I-90, is the oldest standing building in Idaho. Formerly know as the Cataldo Mission. JulyAmish Pow Wow

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• The Forest Service Nursery in Coeur d’Alene grows nearly 20 million Douglas fir, white pine, ponderosa pine, western larch and fir seedlings every year to replace mature trees harvested from national forre ests and state-owned lands. es

Athletes at The Ironman Triathalon

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