CdA Enjoys Ocktoberfest, Fondos

Racers in the 2014 Coeur d’Fondo mount their bikes at the start on 2nd Street and Sherman Avenue on Saturday morning. Racers had the option of participating in five different races ranging from 108 miles to 15 miles. (Coeur d’Alene Press photo: Tess Freeman)

Brandy Anderson anxiously waited at the finish line Saturday afternoon, her 4-month-old daughter, McKinley, strapped to her chest. She knew her husband, James, would be whirring through on his bike any moment, making him one of the early finishers of the third annual Coeur d’Fondo. “My husband has a group of guys that rides together all summer long at like 4:30 in the morning, all summer,” she said. “This is the culminating event of the year.” More than 1,200 people hopped on their bikes in the early morning to ride the gran, centro, medio, piccolo or family fondo in the fresh, early-autumn air around Lake Coeur d’Alene, beginning at Second Street and Sherman Avenue/ Devin Heilman , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Are you amazed how many downtown events Coeur d’Alene has during the summer/fall?