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Tuesday, October 04, 2005
By Yokota Fritz
The 71-mile, asphalt Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes runs across north Idaho, mostly along the Coeur d’Alene River and Lake. It was built for public use but with no public money and a permanent trust fund pays for maintaining the trail. Read this New West article about how the mining industry and heavy metal contaminants resulted in the creation of this tourism bonanza for the state of Idaho.
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