Coeur d'Alene is French for Heart of an awl and is located in the pan handle of northern Idaho. It is a diverse and beautiful city bordered by resorts, lakes, shopping and gorgeous mountains. Northern Idaho has locks and dams on the Columbia River and Snake River, which make this area the farthest inland seaport.
Coeur d'Alene has roughly 45,000 people. This community is growing quickly due to its beautiful resorts. Silver Mountain Resort is to the east, it is accessed by riding the worlds longest single-cabin gondola which covers over three miles. Kellog and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort are to the north of Coeur d'Alene. These resorts are all very closely linked and makes for an amazing adventure of shopping, restaurants, hotels and condos and even a world class golf course if you happen by in the summer months.
Coeur D' Alene is bordered by 25 miles of shore along the Lake Coeur d'Alene. I read a funny story where there are model T's at the bottom of the lake as people in the early 1900's tried to drive across the lake in the winter to save time and the ice broke, there is also a steamboat on the bottom of the lake from when people used to be ferried across the lake. There are now great diving attractions. The beaches of Lake Coeur D'Alene are beautiful and scenic with even sightings of bald eagles.
The mountains in northern Idaho are unparalleled. Coeur d'Alene is bordered on the western side by Coeur d'Alene National Forest which offers camping, hiking and animal watching.
Shopping in this community is also delightful from Coeur d'Alene car dealers to boutiques to art studios, a small town with a big punch. Sounds like a perfect destination for any nature lover, skiier or vacationer.
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