A visionary overcoming challenges
The Coeur d’Alene Resort opens on schedule in May 1986 and becomes a turning point in the history and economy of the region.
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After assuming control of the Western Frontier hospitality company and the North Shore Resort in June 1983, partners Jerry Jaeger, left, and Duane Hagadone share a dream that transforms Coeur d’Alene.
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On May 4, 1986, thousands of curious people wait in the rain for hours to view the overhauled North Shore Resort.
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Post Falls Mayor Frank Henderson poses in 1981 with his printing press.
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Tammy Smith, extras casting director, right, and her assistant, Leah Pracher, hire hundreds of locals for the 1997 movie “Dante’s Peak.”
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Ray Whitney, a former San Jose Sharks hockey player, hits to the floating green during the 2018 Showcase event at The Resort Golf Course.
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Key staffers of the Coeur d’Alene Press hold the 1966 progress edition. Pictured are, front, circulation manager Dale Seamons, and, from left behind him, advertising manager Charles Shartzer, Editor Frances Cope and composing room foreman John Montrieul.
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Greg Mills reunites with his grandmother, Mrs. K. Wills, after getting lost during the 1966 grand opening of the Montgomery Ward store.
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Craig Bagdon, manager for AMPCO Parking, tests a gate for the new toll booths in the parking lots at Third and Fourth streets in 1991.
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Duane Hagadone was a visionary who transformed reluctant Coeur d’Alene.
On May 4, 1986, he unveiled his magnum opus: The Coeur d'Alene: A Resort on the Lake.
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