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Majestic Encounters – Eagle Aviary Tour | $65
FRIDAY, JULY 25th | 8:45 AM
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th | 8:45 AM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th | 8:45 AM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th | 8:45 AM
Check in Mountain Lodge Lobby | 8:45 AM
Depart Casino | 9 AM
Return to Casino | 12 PM Lunch provided
Participate in this unique opportunity to visit the first tribal Eagle Aviary in the Northwest, owned by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.
This is the first aviary in the Pacific Northwest with a federal permit. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe plays a conservation role for these majestic birds that recover from injury but can’t live on their own who need permanent homes. The federal permit allows the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to keep captive bald and golden eagles and collect their feathers for ceremonial and religious purposes.
Your tour is guided by Coeur d’Alene Tribal members and Coeur d’Alene Tribal Fish and Wildlife professionals.
The second part of our tour takes us to Birds of Prey Northwest. As we leave the Tribes Aviary, we leave the famous and most photographed landscape in the US, the Palouse rolling hills. We continue around beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene, home of the Tribe for thousands of years. We go by the Tribes first Mission and head to Birds of Prey Northwest operated by Janie Veltkamp. The whole mission is to educate, treat and hopefully return raptors back to the wild. The ones that cannot be released are Ambassadors who teach us their story. We welcome you to explore the story of the Tribe and our nations raptors!
OLD MISSION TOUR | $25
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6th | 9:45 AM
9:45 AM | Meet at the Mountain Lodge Lobby
10:00 AM | Depart the Casino
10:45 AM | Arrive at Old Mission
11:30 AM | Depart Old Mission
12:00 PM | Arrive Downtown Coeur d’Alene for Shopping/Lunch
1:30 PM | Depart Downtown Coeur d’Alene back to Casino
2:00 PM | Arrive Back at the Casino
Cataldo Mission stands as a living landmark on a hill 24 miles East of Coeur d’Alene. Nestled at the West entrance to the Historic Silver Valley, it is Idaho’s Oldest Standing Building and a National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1850-53 by members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Catholic Missionaries. Unique architecture and romantic history beckon to all who pass.
The Mission has been many different things for many different people and will always have a place in history. The permanent exhibition of Sacred Encounters: Father DeSmet and the Indians of the Rocky Mountain West tells the story of the “Blackrobes” and Coeur d’Alene Tribe. This Smithsonian-quality display unfolds in nine dramatic scenes, augmented by video and music.
