Two New Rides at Silverwood for 2013!

Exciting news for theme park enthusiasts!  Silverwood has announced they are adding two new rides to the only amusement park located in the inland Northwest for the 2013 season!  "The first of the two rides will cater to families, and be known as the Barnstormer.  The ride gently rotates two carriages filled with riders in a vertical circle, keeping them upright at all times. The ride was manufactured by Zamperla, and originally opened at another park in the year 2000."

"The second new ride will be the big thriller, a gigantic swinging disk ride, standing 104 feet tall.  The ride seats 24 passengers at a time, and is manufactured by VISA International.  Positioned in outward facing seats, riders will experience up to three and a half Gs while the ride is in operation."


Be sure to check out the latest rides at Silverwood when you stay with us at The Roosevelt Inn in scenic Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, located just 45 minutes from the amusement park.

Jim's new assistant

Jim is our chef.  He does an amazing job cooking up all sorts of delicious and appetizing dishes for our guests. This morning, Eden, one of John and Tina's granddaughters, is helping out in the kitchen.  Looks like Jim has a new assistant. :)

Rohan met his Match

                                           A guest and their dog named Lillie came to stay with us at The Roosevelt Inn.

Look who finally got wore out?  Rohan is too tired to even move but has just enough dog tired determination to hang onto his toy.

History of the Roosevelt

I love old buildings, don't you?  The architecture has so much history.  Every old building has a story to tell (or lots of them).  This article is from wikipedia: 

The Roosevelt School was constructed in 1905 as an elementary school for grades first through sixth. The school was built primarily to service the needs of families in the city center. Initially two grades shared each class room, and on occasion the school would handle overflow from the high school. Due to growth in Coeur d'Alene, in the 1945 the school began serving only grades first through fourth. The building operated as a school through 1971 at which time a larger more modern school was erected. The original bell tower was destroyed during a wind storm in 1958. The bell tower was not fully restored until 1994.

After the building was no longer in use as an elementary school, the Board of Education used the facility as a storage and book depository until 1979. In 1979 the Board of Education sold the building to Jonas Marias who turned the Roosevelt School into an office building. During this renovation a third story was added to the building. This renovation reduced the original ceiling heights from 18 feet to 10 feet. The effects of this addition are seen in the bricks on the front facade which had to be installed to align the new windows. The school was operated as an office building from 1982 until 1992 when it was converted to a bed and breakfast and reopened in 1994.

Tina and John Hough purchased the property in 1999 and are the current Innkeepers. John Hough attended the Roosevelt School as a student from first to fourth grade.

 Current

The Roosevelt Inn Bed and Breakfast is located near downtown Coeur d'Alene four blocks away from Lake Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho. Operating as a bed and breakfast The Roosevelt Inn has fifteen rooms, including two that are handicap accessible. The Roosevelt is listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[1] and is recognized as a historic inn in America.

A renovation of the bell tower took place in 2000, turning it into a two-story suite which looks out on Lake Coeur d'Alene. In 2008 the basement of the school was renovated into a banquet hall and meeting facility capable of seating up to 60 people.