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{{Short description|Hiking trail in the state of Idaho}}
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{{Infobox hiking trail
|name= North Idaho Centennial Trail
|photo=North Idaho Centennial Trail (10490725453).jpg
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|location= [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Kootenai County]], [[Idaho|Idaho, USA]]
|length_mi=24
|trailheads= {{Bulleted list
|[[Spokane River Centennial Trail]] at Idaho/Washington border
|Higgens Point, Idaho}}
|use= Alternate transportation & recreation: bicycling, walking, jogging, photography
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|season= All year
|sights= [[Spokane River]], [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]], Higgens Point
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The '''North Idaho Centennial Trail''' is a {{Convert|24|mi|km|0}} paved trail in [[Idaho]] used for transportation and recreational activities. Extending from Higgens Point on the northeast side of [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]], a popular place for [[bald eagle]] watchers in early [[winter]], the trail follows the lake's north shoreline to the [[Spokane River]] where it follows it to the [[Idaho]]/[[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] border.<ref>{{cite web | title = About the North Idaho Centennial Trail| publisher = North Idaho Centennial Trail| url = http://www.northidahocentennialtrail.org/about| accessdate = 2012-08-26}}</ref> On the other side of the state border, the trail becomes the [[Spokane River Centennial Trail]] and extends for another {{Convert|37|mi|km|0}} out to Sontag Park in [[Nine Mile Falls, Washington]]. The trail passes through the towns of [[Post Falls, Idaho]] and [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]].

==History==
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| image1 = North Idaho Trail connects to Spokane Centennial Trail (10490537126).jpg
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| caption2 = Higgens Point terminus
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Following the [[World's Fair]] and [[Expo '74]] in [[Spokane, Washington]], the Washington state Parks and Recreation Commission started planning a trail along the Spokane River to celebrate their state's centennial in 1989. Coordination began with Idaho to extend the trail past the border and the northeast side of Lake Coeur d'Alene to celebrate Idaho's centennial as well in 1990.<ref>{{cite web| title = Trail History and Mission| publisher = Spokane River Centennial Trail| url = http://www.spokanecentennialtrail.org/Page.aspx?id=14| accessdate = 2009-02-23| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110728045349/http://www.spokanecentennialtrail.org/Page.aspx?id=14| archive-date = 2011-07-28| url-status = dead}}</ref> In 1999 [[Hillary Clinton]] made it into a Millennium Legacy Trail. In 2002 local artist David Clemons designed and installed two statues to sit at either end of the trail. "Leopold", an 1890 photographer, sits at Higgens Point and "Kate", a turn of the 20th century bicyclist sat at the state border. Clemons' concept was to capture individuals 100 years ago enjoying the same activities on the trail as they do today.<ref>{{cite web | title = Public Art By David Clemons| publisher = David Clemons| url = http://www.publicartbyclemons.com| accessdate = 2009-02-23}}</ref> In 2003, "Kate" was vandalized and had to be taken back for repairs. In 2005 she was reinstated on the trail at Riverstone Park, at the beginning of the Spokane River.<ref>{{cite web | title = Public Art - Riverstone Park| publisher = City of Coeur d'Alene| url = http://www.cdaid.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=209| accessdate = 2009-02-23}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.northidahocentennialtrail.org/ Official Site]

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{{Transportation in the Spokane, WA–Coeur d'Alene, ID region}}

[[Category:Hiking trails in Idaho]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Kootenai County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Post Falls, Idaho]]

North Idaho Centennial Trail - Revision history

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