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KXLY June 26, 2021 6:11 PM Rylee Fitzgerald Updated: One of the many roads that are closed COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — Motorists should expect road closure this Sunday due to the upcoming IRONMAN triathlon, causing delays. Traffic will be delayed from Northwest Boulevard south to Missile Base Road. The highway will remain open, but there will be flagger controlled intersections. Northbound traffic on U.S. 95 will be diverted to the southbound lanes, creating two way tra...

BLM’s Mineral Ridge boat launch to temporarily close for renovation work Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Mineral Ridge boat launch and associated facilities will temporarily close in January for upgrades to improve boater access to Lake Coeur d’Alene. The popular launch site is one of few public launches on the east side of the lake used year-round by both anglers and recreational boaters. Over the years, use of the existing ramp during low water month...

LEFT: A photographer points his camera toward a tree where a handful of bald eagles perch, while another eagle cruises over the lake near Higgins Point.RIGHT: A tour boat cruises toward Wolf Lodge Bay on the east end of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The boats take people around the lake to spots where eagles are easily spotted. Pete Caster/Tribune

M ajestic bald eagles flock to Lake Coeur dAlene every winter, and you can catch a glimpse from the lake itself. Lake Coeur dAlene Cruises offers special cruises to the eagles kokanee salmon hunting grounds, Saturdays and Sundays in December, and daily from Dec. 26 to Jan. 3. (Visit cdacruises.com.) Or to view the birds from shore, the Bureau of Land Management recommends three locations: Higgins Point, the Mineral Ridge boat ramp or Mineral Ridge trailhead. Take exit 22 from I-90 to ...