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Recreation: Hiking Facilities: Highway: I-90 |
Old Mission State Park features the oldest standing building
in Idaho, The Mission of the Sacred Heart, built between 1848 and
1853 by members of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and Catholic
missionaries. The park also has a recently restored Parish house
next door to the mission, and a historic cemetery. The visitor center
includes an interpretive exhibit on the area and the Coeur d'Alene
Indians. There is a large grassy area for picnics.
The Mission walls stand a foot thick, without the benefit of nails.
The structure was woven carefully of straw, mud and wooden pegs.
Inside, there are no pews because the Indians preferred to worship
in an open room. Over 300 members of the tribe labored over the
construction. The Mission became a State Park in 1975. Visit the
Mission August 15 for the annual Coeur d’Alene Indian pilgrimage
and taste traditional native foods at the “Coming of the Black
Robes” pageant.
Getting There: Ten miles west of Kellogg, or 20 miles east of
Coeur d’Alene
Contact:
Cataldo Mission State Park
Box 30
Cataldo, ID 83810
Phone: (208) 682-3814
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