Templin's Restaurant and Motor Lodge was a popular spot on the old north shore, under the ownership of restaurateur Bob Templin. McCall's magazine once named it one of the top 13 restaurants in the western United States. Templin's was still standing when I arrived in Coeur d'Alene in fall 1984. But it was probably called Murphy's then, after Fred Murphy, the long-time friend and Casco Bay neighbor of Duane Hagadone. Hagadone took over Templin's frontier empire in 1983. Later, he removed opened the vista of the waterfront by removing Templin's/Murphy's restaurant. This photo was taken from the old Desert Hotel, on the north side of Sherman Avenue. (Photo provided by John Hensley)

Question: Anyone else out there remember eating at Templin's restaurant on the waterfront?