Visionary developer Hagadone remembered
It was a bold move to open The Coeur d'Alene Resort in 1986, but Duane Hagadone had the vision that it would succeed.
Early days as a young newspaperman at the Coeur d'Alene Press.
Boats offered a quick reprieve from work and a chance to bring others joy.
Hagadone's father, Burl, a newspaper publisher, was his hero and best friend.
As a young man Hagadone enjoyed sports including golf, but his real passion was always business.
The Lady Lola Ocean Golf Club, first of its kind, had an automated tee box and floating holes.
Harry S. Rinker hands Duane the Horatio Alger Award in 2004.
Hagadone bought his first car, a 1931 Plymouth, with money saved from his lawn business. Decades later, he was delighted to find and restore a car of the same make, model, year and even the same color. Whatever he touched, he always improved.
Lola and Duane relished their boating holidays in the Mediterranean sunshine.
Even as a little guy, Hagadone was always the best organized kid in town.
Hagadone's vision changed the shoreline from a sawmill site to The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course and its famous floating green.
Duane B. Hagadone, a private but devoted family man and an icon of publishing, real estate and hospitality, died Saturday at his winter home in Palm Desert, Calif., at the age of 88...
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