Coeur d'Alene Resort facts for kids
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Coeur d'Alene Resort's Lake Tower in 2014
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 Location in the United States
Location in Idaho
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| Coordinates | 47°40′19″N 116°47′02″W / 47.672°N 116.784°W |
| Location | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. |
| Established | 1991 (golf course) |
| Type | Resort / Public |
| Owned by | Duane Hagadone & Jerry Jaeger |
| Operated by | Hagadone Hospitality |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | cdaresort.com |
| Designed by | Scott Miller |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,803 yd (6,221 m) (gold) 6,355 yd (5,811 m) (blue) 5,914 yd (5,408 m) (tan) 5,436 yd (4,971 m) (copper) 4,448 yd (4,067 m) (mauve) |
| Course rating | 71.8, 70.1 (blue), 68.2 (tan) |
| Slope rating | 127, 122 (blue), 116 (tan) |
| Course record | 64 |
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The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a special resort hotel in the northwest United States. It is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The resort sits right on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, next to Tubbs Hill. It has a marina for boats, big meeting rooms, a relaxing spa, and a very famous 18-hole golf course.
The hotel has 338 guest rooms and suites. Its main tower is 18 floors tall. This building is the tallest in northern Idaho. It is also the third-highest building in the entire state. The resort has a lot of space for meetings and exhibitions.
History of the Resort
How It All Started
The resort first opened in 1965 as the "North Shore Resort." Its seven-story tower was finished in 1973. In June 1983, a company called Hagadone Hospitality bought the resort. The owner, Duane Hagadone, soon planned to make the resort much bigger.
The North Shore Resort closed on New Year's Day in 1986 for several months. It reopened in the spring with a new name: "The Coeur d'Alene: A Resort on the Lake." A new 18-story part, called the Lake Tower, was built by Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger. It opened in May 1986. An architect named R.G. Nelson designed the hotel. It features a floating boardwalk that is about three-quarters of a mile long around the marina.
Building the Golf Course
The golf course is about a mile east of the resort. This land used to be a sawmill called Rutledge, which operated from 1916 to 1987. The Hagadone Corporation bought the property in March 1988. The old sawmill buildings were later burned down in June. Local fire departments used this as a training exercise.
The golf course and its famous floating green were then developed. The course officially opened for play in 1991. Building the course required cleaning up a lot of leftover materials from the old lumber industry. This cleanup was important for the environment. Once environmental concerns were addressed, the project was well-received, and construction began in 1989.
The seven-story Park Tower (built in 1973) was updated in 2000. The main Lake Tower (built in 1986) also got a renovation in 2006.
The Amazing Golf Course
The resort's golf course is most famous for its unique floating green. This green is on the 14th hole and is located right on the north shore of the lake. The floating green weighs 2,300 tons! It was put in place in September 1990. Duane Hagadone and Governor Cecil Andrus showed it off shortly after. The golf course opened the next spring. A special boat named "Putter" takes players to and from this floating green.
Scott Miller, a designer from Phoenix, Arizona, planned the course to feel like a beautiful park. Since it opened, the Coeur d'Alene golf course has been ranked among the best resort golf courses in the United States. Magazines like Golf Digest and Golf Magazine have given it high ratings. The course was even featured in the video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005. The golf course is about 2,200 feet above sea level.
