Our day was filled with a trip around the entire lake. We started on the North end and traveled along the lake's edge. The lake is very long and narrow with a jagged shoreline. For lunch we stopped at the historical town of Harrison which is right on the border of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. Harrison was a center for rail travel and the lumber industry during the late 1800's. The entire Southern end of the lake is within the reservation. The scenery changed on this portion of the lake with rolling farms extending to the water's edge and the ponds of St. Marie growing wild rice.
The lake was formed by a glacier and in many ways reminds me of Lake Tahoe. One of the travel maps describes the Eastern shoreline as "one of the most beautiful drives in Idaho". We were definitely not disappointed.
We stopped at the Coeur d'Alene Indian Casino for a little over an hour. We (Chig) doubled our small investment.
As evening approached we decided to drive to the Coeur d'Alene Country Club. This is the home of the "floating" 14th hole. It was an amazing sight. The tee is on shore and the players are then taken by boat to the green to complete their play. We watched four golfers take two shots each and did not see any of their balls reach the green, 218 yards away. The island is complete with sand traps! 
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