Thursday, June 11, 2026
51.0°F

Geraniums planted around new water feature at The Resort

BILL BULEY | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month AGO
by BILL BULEY
Bill Buley covers the city of Coeur d'Alene for the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has worked here since January 2020, after spending seven years on Kauai as editor-in-chief of The Garden Island newspaper. He enjoys running. | May 8, 2026 1:09 AM

The new water feature outside the front doors of The Coeur d’Alene Resort is visually stunning. 

The numbers behind it are equally impressive. 

Try 16,000 gallons of water; two five-horsepower pumps pushing a total of 750 gallons per minute; three smaller pumps for filtration, circulation and heating; three fire features and 270 tons of stone. 

And as of Thursday morning, you can add hundreds of deep red geraniums bordering the landscape that were planted in time for Mother’s Day. 

“The Hagadones wanted to do something special to celebrate The Resort turning 40 years old this month,” said Resort President Bill Reagan. “They really wanted to give back to the community with something that’s beautiful out front.” 

Waterfalls, driftwood and pine trees are also part of the setting created by Alderwood Landscaping that has a Northwest theme.  

The columnar basalt rocks range from 300 pounds to 11,000 tons and are sourced from just north of Walla Walla, Wash. 

Night lighting is all Wi-Fi and zoned to be able to change colors for different types of seasons and events. 

The project was years in planning and required 2,500 manhours to recently complete.

Reagan said the water feature is a beautiful addition to The Resort. 

“Everybody took pride in this and worked hard,” he said.


    Geraniums are planted at the new water feature outside The Coeur d'Alene Resort on Thursday.

ARTICLES BY BILL BULEY

'National Trails Day' brings 100 volunteers to Canfield Mountain
June 11, 2026 1 a.m.

'National Trails Day' brings 100 volunteers to Canfield Mountain

'National Trails Day' brings 100 volunteers to Canfield Mountain

NRTP grew out of the stewardship work of Pend Oreille Pedalers, a long-standing Sandpoint nonprofit known for building and maintaining bike trails in the Idaho Panhandle. But as that work expanded, so did a realization.

'National Trails Day' brings 100 volunteers to Canfield Mountain
June 11, 2026 1 a.m.

'National Trails Day' brings 100 volunteers to Canfield Mountain

'National Trails Day' brings 100 volunteers to Canfield Mountain

NRTP grew out of the stewardship work of Pend Oreille Pedalers, a long-standing Sandpoint nonprofit known for building and maintaining bike trails in the Idaho Panhandle. But as that work expanded, so did a realization.

Song, dance, unity highlights of Pride in the Park
June 7, 2026 1:08 a.m.

Song, dance, unity highlights of Pride in the Park

Song, dance, unity highlights of Pride in the Park

Rena Herndobler worked at a booth selling Pride banners and stickers. She said Pride in the Park grows each year, which she saw as a sign of increasing attitudes of acceptance in the region.