Blaze razes iconic Wolf Lodge Inn Steakhouse on Labor Day

The Wolf Lodge Inn Steakhouse, an iconic staple of the Coeur d’Alene area, burned down Monday afternoon

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Tue., Sept. 3, 2024

A firefighter looks through the remains of the burned down Wolf Lodge Inn in Coeur d'Alene on Monday, September 2, 2024.

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Fire crews work Monday to put out hot spots of the burned-down Wolf Lodge Steakhouse in Coeur d’Alene.

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"They put their heart and soul into their jobs here," says Cody Griffin from Idaho Department of Lands as he hugs waitress Macy Barnes in front of the burned down Wolf Lodge Inn in Coeur d'Alene on Monday, September 2, 2024. Barnes has worked there for six years.

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Wolf lodge Inn head cook Cory Parker keeps an eye on the wood grilled tiger shrimp and steaks on the fire pit at the restaurant in Coeur d'Alene on June 26, 2014.

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Wolf lodge inn waitress Alex McNett serves up the 16oz untrimmed rib eye at the restaurant in Coeur d'Alene on June 26, 2014. KATHY PLONKA kathypl@spokesman.com

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2005 photo of Wolf Lodge Inn a popular rustic steak house east of Coeur d'Alene.

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Sparks create a light pattern as they fly upward while head cook Cory Parker seasons steaks as they are laid on the wood-fired grill on July 24, 2005, at Wolf Lodge Inn. Wolf Lodge Inn is a popular rustic steak house east of Coeur d'Alene.

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Salmon, shrimp and beef share space over a wood fire at Wolf Lodge Inn east of Coeur d'Alene. The popular rustic steakhouse specializes in high quality cuts of beef, including some massive steaks, like the 34 oz. "Sweetheart." Photo taken in 2005.

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Server Kami Thomas displays the standard fare at the Wolf Lodge Inn, a large steak (a New York strip) and a giant baked potato. Steaks are cooked on the wood fire grill at right. Photo taken in 2005.

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Wolf Lodge Inn is a popular rustic steak house east of Coeur d'Alene. Diners are greeted by a crude sign that says "This building is protected by high voltage and a man with a double barrell (sic) shotgun 3 nites a week - you guess the nites". Photo taken in 2005,

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