Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_117" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Beef A Rama Crew ready for Beef A Rama 2008"][/caption] Ususally this crew is bigger. Every year they dress up the beef for TJ's Butcher Block with their antics and costumes. Last year they were the ugliest and funniest cheer leaders ever aloud to put on a uniform. This year I hear the theme is back... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_111" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This tree is in mid change with 1/2 of the leaves changed"][/caption] This is the maple tree by Birchwood's porch. We are at about 40% of the trees changing. Hight of color will be in the next week. There is no better time to be at the resort [caption id="attachment_112" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Poe the only victim... Read more

Excerpt: Not the best picture but the best I could get from a distance. The loons are starting to show their gray winter plumage. They should be heading out in a couple of weeks for the Gulf of Mexico, or the East Coast.... Read more

Excerpt: Had a special request for screen saver pics from Paul Zaremba this last weekend. The sunrise cooperated this morning so I took a pic both ways side ways and regular. Enjoy and I will just add it to Paul's bill [/caption] ... Read more

Excerpt: In between Muskie fishing, Jimmy Cikowski caught these two nice fish last weekend. They were headed straight for the frying pan ... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_77" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="What to do in Retirement?"][/caption] Move to Minocqua and get involved with the community by helping to organize the Wife Carrying, Wife Ferrying and Pike Carrying event. Thanks John! Beats board meetings and traffic any day [caption id="attachment_73" align="alignnone" width="417" caption="Wife Carrying"][/caption] This weekend it was the 2nd Annual Wife Carrying, Wife Ferrying and Pike... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_64" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="The Lure of the Blackberry"][/caption] It is the end of the blackberry season in the North and we headed off for one last afternoon to pick for Jam. We did not get many rasberries this year so we were eager to fill the freezer with Blackberries. How eager? Eager enough to share the patch with a... Read more

Excerpt: Fritz the winner of our ice out contest 2008 is one of the best Muskie Hunters on Lower Kaubashine next to Jimmy and Al was a having a small problem finding crappie. A blonde happened to over hear his dilemma and whispered in his ear, slip bobber and 12 - 15 feet of water and look what happened Into the... Read more

Excerpt: Time for a scientific experiment! Why does Muskie grow such a nice patch of moss on it every year. I have no idea. We have tried many remedies and even tried ignoring it. This year we are giving Vinegar a try. It worked on a parch of poison ivy earlier along with salt. One of the nice things about running... Read more

Excerpt: After being stuck in the house for a rainy Saturday it was time to head out on a Geo Cache We headed out to a part of the Bearskin Trail I had never been on. We caught the trail down by Pinewood Golf Course South of Hazelhurst about 5 miles. 2 moms, 5 kids and 2 dogs following a GPS... Read more

Excerpt: Hello everyone, Bryon Black here. Welcome to the new Birch Bark Blog, the daily online journal of all things related to running and living at Northern Wisconsin's best family-owned and operated four-season resort. I've been testing the new blog for the past month and feel that it is now ready for your reading, and commenting pleasure. That's right. You can... Read more