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Fishing Time of Year

Fishing Time of Year

(Photo credit to Silver Bow Outfitters who offer fishing tours in Montana.) We love the spring in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho! There are so many activities to choose from and one of those is fishing. It's the fishing time of year. Let's talk about the Fishing Time of Year in...

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Brunch Cruise for Mom

Brunch Cruise for Mom

Brunch Cruise for Mom Mother’s day is fast approaching and it’s a great opportunity to spoil that wonderful lady who’s put up with all the shenanigans. Coeur d’Alene offers a ton of different ways to treat Mom, but of course, we’re going to bring up an idea that...

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SUPER AIR NAUTIQUE FOR SALE! 

SUPER AIR NAUTIQUE FOR SALE! 

We like to keep our fleet of Coeur d’Alene boat rentals up to date. Which means, periodically, we sell off gently used and very well maintained boats to make room for newer versions. Just like this 22’ 2016 Super Air Nautique we currently have for sale that’s making...

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Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues

Time for the Blues Our last several posts have focused on marathons in the Inland Northwest – The Ironman, Bloomsday, the CDA Marathon – you get the idea. After all those crazy exercise posts, we figured it’s about time for something a little more...

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More Marathons!

More Marathons!

Are you looking for more marathons? We warned you we were on a marathon kick, right? Our last couple of posts covered the CDA Marathon and the CDA Ironman, but these by no means are the only races in the area. For today’s post, we thought we’d range a little farther...

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2023 CDA Ironman

2023 CDA Ironman

You might call this our marathon run of posts. In our last post we let you know about the CDA Marathon. Now, it’s time to talk about one of the best known races not only in the area, but in the world. We particularly like it because there’s a swim portion in Lake...

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CDA Boat Expo

CDA Boat Expo

In our last post we highlighted the Spokane Boat Show that happened on January 26th-29th. If you missed it, you’re not out of luck. The CDA Boat Expo is happening this week and you can still check out all the new boats and all the fancy new features in the...

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2023 Spokane Boat Show!

2023 Spokane Boat Show!

Welcome to 2023. It’s that time of year again! As you may know, we've highlighted the boat show in past years, but it's well worth bringing to your attention again. Although it’s still chilly outside, that doesn’t mean we can’t entertain our boating dreams by checking...

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3 Holiday Lake Cruises

3 Holiday Lake Cruises

(Image is Lake Coeur d'Alene Cruises Logo) This time of year, Lake Coeur d’Alene is fabulous. Well, let’s be honest, we believe it’s fabulous any time of year. But there’s something extra special about experiencing the lake and the surrounding views when the air’s...

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Skating on Frozen Water!

Skating on Frozen Water!

(Skating image from coeurdalene.org) Welcome to the last month of 2022! Wow, does time fly! It's hard to believe we're already facing the end of the year. As you’re probably aware, we here at Lake Escapes Boat Rentals love the water, even if it’s frozen. So, skating...

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All the Hunting!

All the Hunting!

(Wolf photo from Idaho Fish and Game Hunting) There’s a chill in the air and with the change of season comes new activities. Although, it’s still warm enough for a CDA boat rental too 😉. But if you’re looking for other options and you’re a hunter, here’s a...

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NEW 2022 Super Air Nautique G25

NEW 2022 Super Air Nautique G25

It’s our pleasure to introduce you to each new boat here at Lake Escapes Boat Rentals. (Check out our Bennington TriToon or our Nautique G23). Due to supply issues this year, we weren’t sure if 2022 would see any new additions, but life is good and we can now...

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Petting Zoo, Anyone?

Petting Zoo, Anyone?

Guess we’re on an animal kick for August this year. A couple of weeks ago we posted about an alpaca ranch and now we’re going to let you know about a petting zoo. If it’s not enjoying a day on the lake with a CDA Boat Rental, petting animals is a great second...

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WACANID Bike Tour

WACANID Bike Tour

Guess we're on a bike ride kick! A couple of weeks about we posted about the CDA FONDO. This time we have something a little more ambitious with a long bike tour! If you’ve stopped by with any regularity, you know we frequently rave about how beautiful the Inland...

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Bike Ride and Food Trucks!

Bike Ride and Food Trucks!

We’re on the doorstep of fall again and with it comes one of Coeur d’Alene’s best known bike rides. We highlighted the CDA Fondo back in 2019 and now it’s time to bring up a different Fondo that includes food trucks! If you’re not up for a CDA boat rental but feel...

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Alpaca Ranch!

Alpaca Ranch!

(Image from Seven Stars Alpaca Ranch) If you’ve read any of our other posts, you know we love to highlight just about any fun activity in and around the Coeur d’Alene area. Of course, we lean toward CDA wake surf or water ski rentals, but there are a plethora of other...

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Timber Days 2022

Timber Days 2022

One of the best things about living in a small-ish community is that people tend to come up with some of the most entertaining ways to have fun. We usually focus on water-related events, for obvious reasons involving boat rentals and such, but there are a plethora of...

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Wildlife Galore

The Coeur d’Alene area is a fantastic place to see wildlife. The eagle viewing around the lake is probably the best-known attraction and getting a CDA boat rental is a great way to view these majestic birds, but there are more than just eagles to see. (We posted about...

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Escape Room Fun, Anyone?

Escape Room Fun, Anyone?

This fun game activity caught our eye because it’s close to our favorite McEuen Park and Lake Coeur d’Alene. So, after a day of cruising around the lake on a Coeur d’Alene water slide pontoon rental, you could take your family or group of friends over to an...

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Amazing Idaho Fishing

Amazing Idaho Fishing

(Photo credit to Silver Bow Outfitters who offer fishing tours in Montana.) We’ve mentioned fishing in the past but have never focused, as I recall, a whole post about the great fishing we have to offer here in Idaho. Of course, our focus tends to be on CDA boat...

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The Godfrey Water Slide 24′ TriToon!

The Godfrey Water Slide 24′ TriToon!

Every once in awhile, we like to highlight the boats we have for rent here at Lake Escapes. Last year we brought to you the Aloha double-decker pontoon with its fantastic water slide and the Super Air Nautique G25, which is the only one of its kind that you can rent...

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2022 Early Bird Special

2022 Early Bird Special

The weather here in Coeur d’Alene is starting to warm up and it’s time to start planning for those lovely pontoon or wake surfing vacations! It’s good to plan ahead and we at Lake Escapes Boat Rentals would like to reward you for such lovely planning skills by...

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CDA’s 2nd Friday Art Walk

CDA’s 2nd Friday Art Walk

Now let’s be clear, we here at Lake Escapes Boat Rentals love all things boating—waterskiing, wakeboarding, fishing, even water sliding off a pontoon 😉—that’s the reason we’ve been posting a series about boating safety. You can check out some of those posts at...

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3 Fantastic Reasons to Go Boating

3 Fantastic Reasons to Go Boating

The 2022 boating season is almost here! Sorry, didn't mean to shout. Here's a fun fact for you, most Americans live under an hour from a navigable body of water. Say what?! And if you're in the Coeur d'Alene or Spokane area, that statistic is even smaller. It’s...

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5 Idaho Boating Laws to Stay Safe

5 Idaho Boating Laws to Stay Safe

The boating season in fast approaching and, If you haven't already guessed, we love boating. Particularly wake surfing and water skiing. These are some of the glorious joys in life! But nothing ruins a fantastic day on the lake like someone getting hurt. So although...

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2022 CDA Boat Expo

2022 CDA Boat Expo

Warmer weather’s right around the corner and we’re ready to dream about boating! Let’s start the year off right by checking out the Coeur d’Alene Boat Expo, which is happening at the end of January. (Don't forget Spokane has a boat show too! We've posted about that...

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Outdoor Wonderland

Outdoor Wonderland

Here at Lake Escapes Boat Rentals, we favor the warmer months for obvious reasons. However, here in Coeur d’Alene Idaho, we also live in a winter wonderland that promises gorgeous views no matter the time of year. It might be frozen water we’re looking at skiing on,...

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5 Tips for Wake Surfing Safely

5 Tips for Wake Surfing Safely

Here at Lake Escapes, we have some of the best boats for wake surfing that you’ll find in the area. (Check out the selection here). We want you to have to an amazing time on the water, so right along with great equipment, we encourage you to be safe as well so that...

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5 Tips for Safe Boating

5 Tips for Safe Boating

At Lake Escapes Boat Rentals, whether you're relaxing on one of our Aloha pontoons or waterskiing with one of our amazing Air Nautique surf boats, we endeavor to make your boating trip as fun and safe as possible so you can hit the water and enjoy your time without...

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Random Ship Lingo Part 3

Random Ship Lingo Part 3

It’s crazy how much of our common vernacular derives from old sailing lingo! You can check out the first two posts in this small series here and here. Today, we’re going into ship lingo that we’re so used to we probably don’t even realize the terms came from old...

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More Random Boating Terms Cause it’s Fun!

More Random Boating Terms Cause it’s Fun!

In our last post, we talked about where the common terms of Freeboard, Starboard, and Port came from. It’s totally random knowledge now to know such things, but it’s fun. So this week, we’re going to cover a few more totally random boating terms that have slipped into...

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Random Knowledge about Boating Lingo!

Random Knowledge about Boating Lingo!

Boating has a language or lingo all its own. Much of the lingo is a carry-over from a time when sailing was a major way of transporting goods, so many of the words have their roots in that history. Although we don’t rent sailing boats at Lake Escapes, most of the...

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Local Flavor

Local Flavor

What better way to find a good snack for the boat than to wander into the local farmers market?! You can experience some of the local flavor of the Inland Northwest and spend an amazing day on one of our rental boats. The Market just opened on May 8th and will run...

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Let’s Race a Marathon!

Let’s Race a Marathon!

We’re not talking about racing in a surf boat on Lake Coeur d’Alene - although we'd love to be on the lake - but we are talking about a Pacific Northwest gem called the Windermere Marathon.  What is the The Windermere Marathon Race  The Coeur d’Alene and Spokane...

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Cruising with Hot Cocoa

Cruising with Hot Cocoa

It’s still pretty chilly out on the water right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a 90-minute cruise on Lake Coeur d’Alene. In fact, there’s something about the crisp clear air of winter and the pristine blanket of snow around the water’s edge that just takes...

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Spokane Boat Show 2021

Spokane Boat Show 2021

As you can see from past years, we love to highlight the Spokane Boat Show! It’s a great opportunity to see new boats, visit with vendors from around the area, and get into the boating frame of mind for the upcoming year.  Although Covid has changed a lot of...

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North Pole Cruises 2020

North Pole Cruises 2020

(North Pole Cruise image from coeurdalene.org) This month is our Lake Coeur d’Alene cruise month =) There’s something truly beautiful about a lake, snowcapped shores and a brisk breeze. Last post we talked about the eagle watching cruise you can go on until early...

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It’s an Aloha TriToon With A Water Slide!

It’s an Aloha TriToon With A Water Slide!

We at Lake Escapes of course offer luxurious TriToons or great Wake Surf Boats. (Check out our newest ones by clicking on the links.) However, if you’re looking for something a little different and whole lot of fun for the family, we recommend the Aloha Water Slide...

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Meet Our New Bennington TriToon!

Meet Our New Bennington TriToon!

We realized we hadn't posted about our new boats for 2020 yet, so in our last post we introduced you to the Air Natique G23. This time we’d like to introduce you to our newest TriToon. Meet the Bennington SSR 25’ Performance TriToon! This boat is a beauty! It offers...

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New 2020 Boat! Air Nautique G23

New 2020 Boat! Air Nautique G23

We at Lake Escapes get excited about the new boats we add to our fleet and we have some awesome boats to talk up this year. Let’s start with the boat that’s been nationally recognized as the wake sport boat of the year for consecutive years! Say hello to the new Air...

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Can’t Forget Lake Pend Oreille

Can’t Forget Lake Pend Oreille

(Photo of the lake from visitnorthidaho.com) I had a realization. As we’ve been highlighting Sandpoint Idaho and the surrounding activities, we’ve mentioned Lake Pend Oreille—in almost every single post of the area—yet it hasn’t gotten its own post. Seeing as how this...

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It’s Time for a Scenic Drive!

It’s Time for a Scenic Drive!

(Photo of the scenic Wild Horse Trail Byway from visitnorthidaho.com) We decided since we highlighted Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille, and then recommended Farragut State park, that we’d keep the Sandpoint activities theme going. If camping and hiking aren’t your cup...

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Camp at Farragut State Park

Camp at Farragut State Park

(Photo of Farragut State Park from visitnorthidaho.com) In our last post, we highlighted the wonderful Sandpoint Idaho as a great location for a vacation. We also mentioned Lake Pend Oreille. Today we’d like to suggest a perfect camping location found near Sandpoint...

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Explore Sandpoint Idaho

Explore Sandpoint Idaho

(Photo from visitnorthidaho.com Sandpoint) Getting outdoors is healthy for us. Plus, if we choose the right place, it’s easy to social distance and still enjoy time away from home. And as you all know, we here at Lake Escapes Boat Rentals encourage anything that...

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Boat Time Amidst Covid

Boat Time Amidst Covid

Getting away from the house and enjoying the sun right now can be a little stressful. We understand that and want to put your mind at ease if you’d like to rent a boat and spend some quality time on one of the local lakes.  Here’s what Lake Escapes is doing...

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Try A SeaDoo Speedster For A Day =)

Try A SeaDoo Speedster For A Day =)

Last time we checked in, we told you about the fun and fast Yamaha VX Cruiser Jet Ski. But maybe you’d like the jet ski adrenaline with a little more space. Let me tell you about the SeaDoo 150 Speedster. This speedster is like a jet ski. It drives like one and...

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All This and Jet Skis Too!!

All This and Jet Skis Too!!

Our last couple posts have highlighted some of the boats we haven’t talked about before such as the Yamaha 21’ AR210 and the Alumacract 19’ fishing boat. However, did you know we rent jet skis as well? That’s right. We offer everything from half day to full week...

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Check Out The Yamaha 21′ AR210!

Check Out The Yamaha 21′ AR210!

Last week we highlighted the Alumacraft 19’ fishing boat, but perhaps you’re not feeling like fishing. Maybe you’re looking for something that fits more people or that accommodates a couple faster paced activities. Let me introduce the Yamaha 21’ AR210. That’s a...

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Alumacraft 19 Fishing Boat!!

Alumacraft 19 Fishing Boat!!

It’s the beginning of February and yet, it’s almost warm enough to believe it’s spring. Which gets us in the frame of mind to think about boating…well, admittedly we here at Lake Escapes always have boating on the mind in some way, shape, or form. But seriously, the...

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2020 Spokane Boat Show Part 2

2020 Spokane Boat Show Part 2

In our last post, we highlighted a few of the dealers who will be attending the 2020 Annual Spokane Boat Show. Today, we'd like to give you some more dealers along with the brands they'll be representing. In case you missed the general details, here they are really...

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2020 Spokane Boat Show Part 1

2020 Spokane Boat Show Part 1

The new year has started and that means for us boat fanatics, it’s time for the annual Spokane Boat Show! In case you’re totally new to the show, it’s been running a whopping 66 years and features the latest in boats and accessories from dealers of the Inland...

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See A Christmas Story Live

See A Christmas Story Live

(Image of A Christmas Story live musical from coeurdalene.org) Although December isn’t the greatest time for certain water related activities that we all know and love (unless you’re into ice fishing) it is the perfect time for other things, such as seeing A Christmas...

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Avondale Arts and Gift Fair

Avondale Arts and Gift Fair

Especially around this time of year, there’s something about the joy of giving that just makes this season special. And if you can combine the joy of giving with the fun of an arts and gift fair, all the better! So here’s a great way to combine the two for a great way...

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Idaho Comicon!

Idaho Comicon!

(Image of Lake City Idaho Comicon from coeurdalene.org) It’s time to figure out a costume! Not for Halloween—unless you’d like to use the costume more then once—but for the Lake City Comicon coming up this weekend. Here’s the details: What: Lake City Idaho Comicon....

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Spokane Water Lantern Festival

Spokane Water Lantern Festival

As you know, we here at Lakes Escapes Boat Rentals love all things water. So when the local Water Lantern Festival rolls around each year, it’s an exciting event in our book. Here are the details if you’d like to take your family to this memorable evening. Spokane...

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