Coeur d'Alene (pronounced /kor de'lein) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho.  The city is located about 30 miles east of Spokane, Washington.  The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years due in part to a substantial increase in tourism, encouraged by several resorts in the area.  Barbara Walers call the city "a little slice of Heaven" and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit.  Also, Good Morning America recently broadcast the city's Christmas Lighting Ceremony because its display is among the largest and best in the country.  Coeur d'Alene is also located near two major ski resorts; Silver Mountain Resort to the east and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint.  Coeur d'Alene is located at the northern end of Lake Coeur d'Alene, a 30 mile long lake.  Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply called by its initials: "CDA".

There is an average annual rainfall of 26 inches and an average snowfall of 49 inches.  The frost-free season runs about 120 days from mid-May to mid-September.  The mean summer temperature is 82.1 degrees, and the mean winter temperature is 31.5 degrees.  The elevation of the city is 2,180 feet about sea level.