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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, French for "Heart of an Awl," located about 30 miles east of Spokane, Washington, is truely the "Heart of Outdoors."

Coeur d'Alene and the surrounding area also provides many outdoor recreational opportunities, such as: mountain biking, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, etc.

The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years because of a substantial increase in tourism, encouraged by several resorts in the area. Barbara Walters called the city "a little slice of Heaven" and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit. On November 28, 2007, Good Morning America broadcast the city's Christmas Lighting Ceremony because its display is among the largest in the country.

Coeur d'Alene is also located near two major ski resorts with Silver Mountain Resort to the east in Kellogg and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint.

Coeur d'Alene is located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, 25-mile (40 km) in length. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply called by its initials: "CDA".
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French Canadian fur traders allegedly named the local Indian tribe the Coeur d'Alene out of respect for their tough trading practices.[citation needed] Translated from French Cœur d'Alêne literally means "heart of the awl" which might mean "sharp-hearted" or "shrewd." Others interpret "Heart of the Awl" to translate to "Eye of the Needle", perhaps referring to the narrow passage through which the lake empties into the Spokane River on its way to the Columbia. However visitors from France say the term, "Coeur d' Alene" is an insult or swear word meaning the tribe of natives were mean spirited or pointed. The French point out that no matter how fanciful people want to describe the words, Coeur d' alene, it can only be translated as a mean or nasty curse, not anything kind or friendly.

In the 1890s, the Coeur d'Alene district experienced two significant miners' uprisings.[10] In 1892, the union's discovery of a labor spy in their midst, in the person of sometime cowboy and Pinkerton agent Charlie Siringo, resulted in a shooting war between miners and the company. Years later Harry Orchard, who owned a share of the Hercules Mine in the nearby mountains before it began producing, and who later confessed to dynamiting a $250,000 mill belonging to the Bunker Hill Mining Company near Wardner during another miners' uprising in 1899, would also confess to a secret, brutal and little understood role in the Colorado Labor Wars before returning to Idaho to assassinate former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.[11]
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Coeur d'Alene is accessed from Interstate 90 at Exits 11 though 15. The greater Coeur d'Alene area is almost entirely dependent upon private automobiles for transportation. Combined with the city's rapid growth since 1990, relative congestion now occurs on a significant portion of the area highways, notably U.S. 95 between Northwest Blvd. north to Hayden, and on several under-developed arterial streets such as Atlas, Ramsey, and Government Way. Before the construction of I-90, the city was served by U.S. Route 10, which runs through downtown. This route is Northwest Boulevard and Sherman Avenue. The former US 10, between I-90 exits 11 and 15, is now designated as Interstate 90 Business.
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Coeur d'Alene has expanded greatly in recent years with a much larger number of retail and entertainment venues opening up. Local retail chains such as the Coeur d'Alene area Costco, Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores rank highly as revenue producers for their respective companies.[citation needed]

Coeur d'Alene itself has a rich culture that many of the locals take pride in with multiple art shops and popular local coffee shops lined up along its main street, "Sherman Avenue." There is also a small park right on the street itself called Sherman Square where local artists and musicians can play in the summer. One of the local burger grills named "Hudson's Hamburgers" towards the west end of Sherman is one of the city's oldest businesses being over 100 years old with its burgers being recognized by many burger enthusiasts as well as in multiple books and magazines. During holiday seasons, the old-fashioned light poles and sidewalk trees are lit up with festive lights to illuminate the street at night.
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The closest major airport serving Coeur d'Alene and North Idaho is the Spokane International Airport which is served by nine airlines and is located 40 miles (64 km) to the west in Spokane, Washington. Coeur d'Alene also has Pappy Boyington Field Airport (KCOE), which is a general aviation airport located in Hayden, north of the city near Highway 95.
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• Coeur d'Alene is the home of Ironman Coeur d'Alene, which started in 2003. This Ironman Triathlon is held each year on the fourth Sunday in June and starts at the Coeur d'Alene resort as triathletes start their day with a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim in Lake Coeur d'Alene, followed by a 112-mile (180 km) bike, finishing with a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run.[13]
• Coeur d'Alene holds the Christian Youth Theater CYT North Idaho headquarters.
• Annually in June, CdA hosts "Car d' Alene," where all the hot cars both new and old, come out to display themselves for admiration and bragging rights.[14]
• The local college art program had a campaign called "Moose on the Loose," where local artists and college art students painted and decorated a dozen or so life size moose statues with various colors and accessories. After their beautification, they were auctioned off to local businesses as a fundraiser. Their locations range from downtown near Sherman Ave. to Government Way on the CdA/ Hayden boundary. The moose have become both a town landmark and a popular scavenger hunt item.[15]
• Coeur d'Alene has become a destination for golf enthusiasts. The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is considered one of the best in the United States. Its 14th hole features the world's only movable floating green.
• Coeur d'Alene is a shortlisted town, for when APEC next meet in the U.S.A
• The North Idaho Centennial Trail passes through Coeur d'Alene.