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.
May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026 1:05 a.m.
A visionary overcoming challenges
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. But it wasn’t his final great work.