The Slice: Smitten By Coeur d’Alene

When you live here, it’s easy to forget just how captivating our corner of the world can be to certain visitors. I’ll tell you what I mean. Before I got there, the small daily newspaper in Arizona where I started work while still in college was part of the Hagadone media company for a short time. And it was during that period that the guy who would be my first boss, Art Coughanour, attended some sort of conference for Hagadone editors. Those meetings were held in Coeur d’Alene. I don’t think Art was ever the same. To say that he fell for CdA would be a gross understatement. He talked about the town, the lake and the Northwesty surroundings the way some guys talk about women. The way some guys talk about shiny cars/ Paul Turner , The Slice. More here. (SR file photo of floating boardwalk bridge)

Question: Are you smitten by Coeur d’Alene? Why? Why not?