Dean Bennett, a reader from Coeur d'Alene, was shocked to discover that the historic Fort Ground Tavern (on the old fort grounds, right next to present North Idaho College) had closed last spring. He and a few other CDA natives started talking about this travesty and he started collecting information about the history of bars and taverns in Coeur d'Alene. You can find his historic map of the CDA bars and taverns at http://www.frappr.com/historyofcoeurdalenebars.
He could use some help in fleshing out this project. If you have any information about the area's classic bars and taverns, their original owner's names or any other historical information, you can send them to Bennett through the website's forums, or send them to him at canyonwren@adelphia.net. You can also post them here on this blog for others to read.
I think this is a worthy cause -- the Fort Ground was a great old tavern among many in CDA's history. One consolation: the 99-year-old building has been remodeled and will soon re-open as the Fort Ground Grill.

If you visit the web site you can see that I am still looking for the exact location of Lariat Tavern and Mr. Jims. Also meed many name change taverns like Backdoor to Mouse Trap etc. Thanks for any help on this.