The hotel has 338 guest rooms and suites, and its main tower has 18 floors; the resort also has 40,912 square feet (3,800 m2) of meeting room space and 23,000 square feet (2,140 m2) of exhibition space for conventions.[3] At 216 feet (66 m) in height, it is the tallest building in northern Idaho and the third-highest in the state.[4]
History
The "North Shore Resort" opened 59 years ago in 1965 and completed its seven-story tower in 1973;[5] it was acquired by Hagadone Hospitality in June 1983 in a takeover of Western Frontiers, Inc.[6][7][8]Duane Hagadone soon announced plans for resort expansion,[9] and the North Shore 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."[10][11] The new 18-story addition, known as the Lake Tower, was built by Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger and opened 38 years ago in May 1986.[12][13] Designed by architect R.G. Nelson, the hotel features a three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) floating boardwalk around the marina.
The golf course is about a mile east (1.6 km) of the resort and was originally the site of the Rutledge sawmill,[14][15] which operated from 1916 to 1987, closing on October 31.[16][17][18][19] The Hagadone Corporation bought the property from Potlatch Corporation in March 1988 via a three-wayland swap,[20][21] and its buildings were allowed to be burned in June; local fire departments used it as a training exercise.[22][23]
The golf course and the floating green were developed, and the course opened for play 33 years ago in 1991.[24][25][26]Its construction required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the lumber industry,[14] and had stalled in August 1988.[27][28] With environmental concerns allayed, the project was well received in January and course construction began in 1989.[29]
The seven-story Park Tower (1973), completed a renovation in 2000,[8] as did the signature Lake Tower (1986) in 2006.[30]
Golf course
The Floating Green – (14th Hole)
The resort's golf course is best known for its floating green on the 14th hole,[24][25][26][31] and location on the north shore of the lake.[32][33]The 2,300-ton floating green was installed in September 1990 and unveiled by Hagadone and GovernorCecil Andrus shortly after;[34] the course opened the following spring.[24][25][26] "Putter" is the vessel that shuttles players to and from the green.
Phoenix-based designer Scott Miller planned the course to feel like a park, and it has since been ranked among the best resort golf courses in the United States by Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and others.[33][35] The course was featured in the video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005; its average elevation is approximately 2,200 feet (670 m) above sea level.
Scorecard
Source:[1][2]
References
^ a b"Scorecard" (PDF). Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
^ a b c"Course Rating & Slope: Cd'A Resort". USGA. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
^"Coeur d'Alene Resort – Coeur d'Alene, ID Meeting Rooms & Event Space | Meetings & Conventions".
^"Coeur d'Alene | Buildings". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^"June target". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). March 28, 1973. p. 5.
^Clark, Doug (May 28, 1983). "Templin files suit to stop takeover bid". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 2.
^Ledford, David (June 5, 1983). "Turf war ends with Hagadone the winner". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A20.
^ a bRosdahl, Nils (January 12, 2000). "Resort renovation". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A8.
^Newman, David (May 31, 1984). "Hadadone: Great days ahead for Lake City". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. Aa.
^Kramer, Jeff (May 15, 1985). "North Shore to close for remodeling". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A8.
^"Resort closes – temporarily". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 1, 1986. p. A7.
^Ripley, Richard (May 3, 1986). "Hagadone gambles $60 million that lots of 'sizzle won't fizzle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
^Newman, David (May 5, 1986). "20,000 stand in line to tour The Coeur d'Alene resort". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B6.
^ a bBond, David (September 17, 1987). "Sawmill cleanup studied". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A6.
^Oliveria, D.F. (May 25, 1988). "Hagadone buying up more land on Lake Coeur d'Alene". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. A3.
^Bond, David (January 21, 1987). "Potlatch will close Coeur d'Alene mill". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. A3.
^"Historic Rutledge Mill saws its final log". Lewiston Sunday Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 1, 1987. p. 6B.
^Bond, David (October 31, 1987). "Last log sawn at Rutlege mill in wee hours of morning". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A6.