When US Army Chief of Staff William Tecumseh Sherman set up camp in 1877 on the present site of COEUR D'ALENE , fifty miles north of Moscow on US-95, he found the sparkling blue lake, surrounded by wild flower borders and lush forest, so appealing that he ordered a fort to be built here. Another large structure now stands on the beautiful shoreline of long, narrow Lake Coeur d'Alene; looking not unlike an office block, the phenomenally expensive Coeur d'Alene Resort , which boasts the world's only floating golf green, completely dominates downtown (tel 208/765-4000 or 1-800/688-5253; … more »
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