Facts About North Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Facts | Coeur d'Alene Founded - 1887 | | Kootenai County Seat - 1908 | | All American City - 1990 | | Elevation - 2,187 | | Time Zone - Pacific | The World's Longest Floating Boardwalk:
The world's longest floating boardwalk surrounds the marina at the Coeur d'Alene Resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Built in 1986, it is 12 feet wide and 3,300 feet long. |
Post Falls Facts | Post Falls is known as Idaho's River City. |
Idaho Facts The World's Longest Gondola: The world's longest Gondola is a 19 minute, 3.1 mile ride. It is located at the base of Silver Mountain at Kellogg, Idaho. From the top you can see the mining communities of Kellogg and Wardner, plus native Idaho wildlife | | Oldest building in the state: Cataldo Mission, located 30 minutes due east of Coeur d'Alene | | Idaho's world famous hot springs are located in Lava Hot Springs | | Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in America, deeper than the Grand Canyon | | Shoshone Falls "The Niagara of the West" spills over a 212 foot drop near Twin Falls | | Birds of Prey Wildlife Area is home to the world's most dense population of nesting eagles, hawks and falcons. Kuna, Idaho is known as the 'Gateway City' to the Birds of Prey Wildlife Area. | | Elk River is the home of the Idaho Champion Western Red Cedar Tree, the largest tree in the state. Estimated to be over 3000 years old this giant is more than 18 feet in diameter and stands 177 feet tall. | | Grangeville is located in north central Idaho. The community is considered the getaway to five wilderness areas and four national forests totaling 5 1/2 million acres. The total is second only to Alaska in designated wilderness area. | | Soda Springs boasts the largest man-made geyser in the world | | The Lewis & Clark Highway (United State Highway 12) is the shortest route from the midwest to the Pacific Coast and the longest highway within a national forest in the nation. |
Climate
Coeur d'Alene Idaho is blessed with four beautiful seasons. Spring is colorful, Summer is phenomenal, Fall is comfortable and Winter is delightful. Coeur d'Alene Lake rarely freezes and The Coeur d'Alene Resort offers cruises year round. Our mean winter temperature is 36 degrees and our average annual precipitation is 26 inches. Our climate is fairly mild and it is a rarity that we experience any natural weather phenomenon such as tornadoes, earthquakes or electrical storms. The area is good for agriculture and livestock love it here. Location
Idaho is considered part of the 'Rocky Mountain States'. We offer excellent snow skiing, white water rapids, tranquil lakes, miles upon miles of rolling farmlands and deep canyons. In fact, the deepest canyon in America (yes, deeper than the Grand Canyon) is Hells Canyon, located along the Idaho/Oregon border - it's 8000 feet - our gorgeous Snake River runs through Hells Canyon and Shoshone Falls drop farther than Niagara Falls. Coeur d'Alene is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Northern Idaho, about 100 miles south of the Canadian border, just about half-way between Washington and Montana. Coeur d'Alene is in Kootenai County and situated on the northern end of Lake Coeur d'Alene - National Geographic Magazine called it "one of the five most scenic alpine lakes in the world". Coeur d'Alene is easily accessed, just 5 hours east of Seattle, Washington, 30 minutes east of Spokane, Washington. Travelers can fly in - using Spokane International Airport or the Coeur d'Alene's Airport.
History
Coeur d'Alene and the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe were named by French-speaking trappers. Several theories abound as to why this particular name was the name given. The most commonly agreed upon theory is that trappers thought the local Indian's were sharp traders, therefore the french name, which means "Heart of an Awl".
Fort Sherman was established in 1878 and the city grew around the fort. When gold was discovered in Prichard Creek in 1883, settlers began flocking to the area. Today the 'Fort Grounds' is one of the most desired neighborhoods in Coeur d'Alene. In 1889, Steamboat traffic picked-up when the lakes and rivers were used to move mining and lumber camp supplies. The logging industry grew during the early 1900's and mills popped up along the banks of the rivers. Coeur d'Alene became known as a desired tourist area as the electric train carried people from surrounding areas to enjoy the areas beaches, steamboats and natural beauty. |
