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A Lakeside Resort Community
Coeur d’Alene is a special community, blessed with natural beauty that most people can only dream about. A true four-season climate brings unique beauty no matter the season. Whether you enjoy lakes and mountains in the great outdoors or world class amenities in a friendly indoor environment, Coeur d’Alene has a wealth of luxuries and opportunities to offer you.
Demographics
History
French-speaking fur traders named the lake in the mid 1800s. Legend says the traders believed the local Indians to be sharp traders and they called the lake Coeur d’Alene meaning “their hearts were sharp as an awl.”
Until the early 1890s, Coeur d’Alene served as the railroad/steamboat transfer point for transportation between the mines in the nearby Silver Valley to the smelters they fed in the eastern states. In the early 1900s, a major timber boom caused the population to increase 16-fold in a period of 10 years.
The oldest standing building in Idaho, the stately Cataldo Mission, finished in 1853, is 25 miles east of Coeur d’Alene just off of I–90 on the south side of the highway.
Education
COEUR D’ALENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(District 271) is an education leader, promoting opportunities for innovation in learning and preparing, challenging and advancing well educated, resilient and future ready citizens. The district serves nearly 11,000 students across Kootenai County in 17 schools: 11 elementary schools, three middle schools, two traditional high schools, and an alternative high school and dropout
retrieval program. The district also offers full-time kindergarten at four schools, a special needs preschool program, and student opportunities at a joint professional-technical high school campus (KTEC) shared by neighboring school districts.
Educational choices are provided with three magnet programs: Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities and Ramsey Magnet School of Science (both elementary), and Lakes Magnet Middle School with an emphasis on Science, Arts, and Health.
Other elementary schools of choice include Hayden Meadows, adopting an emphasis on technology; Fernan STEM Academy, offering a science, technology, engineering, and math focus; and the Northwest Expedition Academy, an expeditionary school exemplified by project-learning expeditions.
The district offers Advanced Placement (AP) opportunities for qualifying high school students, as well as dual enrollment programs with institutions such as the University of Idaho and North Idaho College.
Additionally, Coeur d’Alene Public Schools recently opened North Idaho’s first Total Communication preschool classroom and is the only district in North Idaho offering an orchestral educational experience for students in grades 5-12. The district places a high priority on technology for staff and students, recognizing that it is a catalyst for teaching and learning. Every school has an active parent organization and the district employs 8 of the last 17 Idaho Teachers of the Year.
Local Recreation
Today, the city bustles with festivals, fairs and concerts. Many of the activities center around the lake with its pristine beauty that has earned it a reputation as one of the world’s most beautiful. Visitors and locals enjoy the friendly atmosphere of City Beach and the numerous water activities, which include water skiing, fishing, jet skiing, parasailing, boat cruises and seaplane rides.
Lake Coeur d’Alene is 25 miles long with 135 miles of shoreline and an average depth of 120 feet. The golf course with the floating green at Coeur d’Alene Resort has been called America’s Most Beautiful Resort Course by Golf Digest magazine. The floating green, on the 14th hole, measures 15,000 square feet and weighs nearly five million pounds. It can be moved on the water’s surface by cables attached to the lake bottom in order to change the distance from the tee to the hole from 75 to 175 yards or more.
North Idaho offers 17 other courses ranging from intimate nine-holes to 18-hole championship. One of the most recent additions is an 18-hole course, Circling Raven, owned by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in Worley, 30 minutes south of the city.
Our area boasts numerous clean lakes for swimming and boating plus beautiful mountains for biking, hiking, backpacking and skiing. With seven state parks, dozens of lakes and hundreds of trails, you are always close to the great outdoors! Four ski resorts are only an hour or so away. Over a dozen golf courses mark the area, including the popular Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course and its centerpiece floating green.
In nearby Spokane you can enjoy concerts, plays and special events at the INB Performing Arts Center (formerly the Spokane Opera House), Spokane Convention Center and the Spokane Arena.
Coeur d’Alene Idaho Homes for Sale
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8240 S Deer Run Dr
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$17,000,000
8240 S Deer Run Dr, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 Welcome to the Deer Run Lakefront Lodge in coveted Mica Bay on Coeur d Alene...
- Bed04
- Baths4.50
- Sq Ft10835
- Lot Size2.94 Acres
Brokered by
Tomlinson Sotheby's International Realty (Idaho)
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E YELLOWSTONE TRL
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$10,200,000
E YELLOWSTONE TRL, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 Unique Coeur d’Alene Lake waterfront opportunity. Over 24 southern facing acres of residentially zoned development land wrapped...
- Lot Size24.14 Acres
Brokered by
Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty
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4736 S THREEMILE POINT RD
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$8,995,000
4736 S THREEMILE POINT RD, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 Majestic Lake Coeur d’Alene Waterfront Estate with 514 feet of deepwater CdA lake frontage encompassing...
- Bed09
- Baths10.00
- Sq Ft9116
- Lot Size1.56 Acres
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Timberveil Real Estate
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5486 W Mica Shore Rd
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$5,500,000
5486 W Mica Shore Rd, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 Build this beautiful custom home on fabulous Mica Bay! 200ft of deep water lakefront, only...
- Bed04
- Baths3.50
- Sq Ft4016
- Lot Size1.00 Acres
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Tomlinson Sotheby's International Realty (Idaho)
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1425 E LAKESHORE DR
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$4,500,000
1425 E LAKESHORE DR, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 SANDERS BEACH Waterfront home. This home is a work of art. Exterior designed by Glen Cloninger...
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- Baths5.50
- Sq Ft5800
- Lot Size0.36 Acres
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Lakeshore Realty
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3557 S AZURE WAVES DR
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$4,200,000
3557 S AZURE WAVES DR, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 Lake Coeur d’Alene, Kidd Island Bay, 255′ of sandy beach frontage, 2 lake lots, homes...
- Bed06
- Baths5.00
- Sq Ft4355
- Lot Size1.00 Acres
Brokered by
Century 21 Waterfront
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886 S WOLF LODGE CREEK RD
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$3,995,000
886 S WOLF LODGE CREEK RD, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 This one of a kind, just under 10 acre, Wolf Lodge Estate, represents all...
- Bed09
- Baths8.00
- Sq Ft18659
- Lot Size9.43 Acres
Brokered by
Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene
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8049 E Beauty Bay Dr
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$3,900,000
8049 E Beauty Bay Dr Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 First time on the market in nearly 50 years! The Beauty Bay Resort, once serving...
- Sq Ft3864
- Lot Size2.99 Acres
Brokered by
John L Scott, Inc (Cd'A)
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N/A Dolliver Road
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
$3,900,000
N/A Dolliver Road , Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 Rare Offering – Lake Coeur d’Alene New Construction – very desirable west side location. Only 7-10...
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- Baths4.00
- Sq Ft3944
- Lot Size10.20 Acres
Brokered by
Century 21 Beutler & Associates
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