Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_708" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Following the snowplow down the road"][/caption] The snow plow was making the snow fly down Lower Kaubashine. The last few days have led to enough snow to stop Grandpa Gibson from leaving. He finally made it off this morning. The snow has given us plenty to play in [caption id="attachment_705" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Snow hill at MHLT... Read more

Excerpt: I had all of the calendars from my 1st order spoken for and have had a few more requests. I am going to make a 2nd order tonight. Anyone want any? They are 18 each for one calendar and if I am shipping more than one 15. Send me an email at info@blackscliff.com by tonight... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_694" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="What is this?"][/caption] Cutting edge fishing technology in a bucket. What is in this bucket could change fish cleaning forever.... The inside of this wonder machine. I thought it looked like an ice cream maker. Grandpa Gibson saw this in action last winter on a lake to the south and took all the dimmensions and spent... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_679" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="-10 below looking out the window through the frost"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_680" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Sunrise in the pines"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_681" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="View from between the lakes"][/caption] I had to stop in at a neighbor's plowing and snuck down to take this picture. I was right between the big part of the lake and the smaller side... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_660" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Lower Kaubashine with fresh snow"][/caption] Heading back from coffee and plowing out Steve Sunday morning Lower Kaubashine was a picture post card with the pines loaded with wet sticky snow [caption id="attachment_661" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="2 figures spotted in the snow"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_658" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Grandpa Gibsona nd Troy drilling the 1st holes of the season"][/caption] Setting... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_631" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Take a trip back in time with Maynard and Millie "]/[/caption] Do to the fact that I can't think of anything to take a picture of or write about it is time to pull out the old pics. So enjoy the pics from Black's Cliff from the 50's and 60's. John the Groomer guy tells me... Read more

Excerpt: The Calendar order has been made. Took some fanageling (is that a word?) with Walgreens over 63 dollars in postage. I got them to reduce the postage in half and I can keep the price of 15 for the calendars. I ordered 30 of them and have orders for 21. If anyone else wants one let me know. They should... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_614" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Poe's winter weather report.... IT IS COLD!"][/caption] Poe would like to report the first sub zero temps last night. [caption id="attachment_615" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Is the lake safe?"][/caption] I probably could have done this test last week but it has been a little busy so Poe and I went down to see if his far back (way... Read more

Excerpt: Last call for Calendars. I have them at 25% off at Walgreens. I am making the order email info@blackscliff.com to get on the list. So far I have orders for 20 of them and they should get to you by Christmas. I hope to have them in envelopes and out my door by Friday... Read more

Excerpt: Sorry for the delay in the announcement of a winner I was supposed to have it up by 9am on Saturday. We ended up on a hair raising trip down Hwy 70 in snow Saturday morning to get to a Swim Tournament in Phillips by 8:15 am. Roads were terrible and no internet connection. Tournament lasted til 5pm 92 events... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_602" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="How many pounds are on the truck?"][/caption] Ok this is half of the aluminum cans crushed from the last year at the resort. We took them up to sell. Should have done this in August when the price was up today it was 20 cents a lb. Usually it is in the 30's or low 40's... Read more

Excerpt: Why would Steve be running around town with tree parts in his van? He has been spotted pulled off the road by the swamp with an axe in his hand. Luckily no hunters shot him or Olja on their trips to the swamp the last week or so. His advice is if you hear a shot close by just... Read more