Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Our 2010 winner is our first 2 time winner, Linda Wrobel. If my memory serves me right, Linda won the first Ice Out contest. She is pictured here a few years ago bribing Cliff with Chocolate Cake. Congrats to Linda, she picked the earliest date of April 2nd the pot of 75 dollars goes to Linda and 75 dollars... Read more

Excerpt: Poe would like to report that one of the favorite spring passtimes happened to day and he kept an eye on things. It was time to roll the first boat in the water and do a little ice smashing. Poe made sure the antics were kept away from Cliff at his post on the lake Cliff left alone at... Read more

Excerpt: Not much is going on with our buddy Cliff. The lake is frozen solid and he is at his post He is looking like he is ready for the long haul. Atleast he is not covered and buried in snow any longer. Spring is in the air... Read more

Excerpt: Snowmobile entrance to the lake. Snow compacted down the ice and it is the only spot to get on the lake. Why go out on Lower Kaubashine.... To deliver a snack to ice fishermen Safe Ice? They told me it was safe..... and then asked for Sprite and Pretzels for a snack, could I bring them out Shore line... Read more

Excerpt: Ice going out on the edges, lake turning gray... who would possibly want to go out on the lake? Answer, a certain breed of ice fishermen that love icefishing so much that they take their life in their hands, put on a life vest, spikes on their feet to negotiate the ice and find the one spot on the... Read more

Excerpt: Ski shack got demolished. After sitting for a year with none of us sure what to do with it after Craig smashed it with a tree, it was taken down. Steve has some new ideas for it Only thing left was the floor boards. What will go up in its place... stay tuned Steve is feeling creative. It will... Read more

Excerpt: Cliff took a beating on the ice yesterday. Here are the 2010 entires April 2nd Linda Wrobel April 4th Christine Barden April 5th John Wrobel, Dan Biwan Aprill 6th Tommy Cikowski April 8th Mike Grady, Fritz April 10th Ruth Grady, Bob Moore and Jimmy Cikowski April 11 Terry Legrand, Cody (Cikowski) April 12th Barb Moore April 13th Chuck Schleyer... Read more

Excerpt: Home at last and the snow was gone. The first thing that happened is the bikes were dug out of Eagles Nest for the inaugural bike rally of The Black and Gibson Boys. They flew around the resort at mock 10. No cars or people to run into and they took complete advantage of it. The twins at the... Read more

Excerpt: My guest photographer Sue sent me these pics of the lake showing the melting and fog on the lake Cliff hanging in there and thinking Spring Break in Washington over a soggy lake is looking good even if the Secret Service would have issues with him in Washington Edges always the first to show melting Looks like the snow... Read more

Excerpt: Well I think this pic says it all as to where we ended up. Great Time in Washington DC... Read more

Excerpt: Looks like it got warm yesterday and lots of melting of the snow on top of the lake View from Jack's Landing. Looks like the hillside is becoming bare Enjoying one of the last snow banks after hiking up the hill and being exhausted. Snow is getting sparse at the top of the hill as well More things appearing... Read more

Excerpt: The Gibson family is having fun on Spring Break and are happy to report we survived the waterslides at the Wisconsin Dells While we are gone I have been getting reports from Poe as to what is going on. He is highly excited as you can see keeping Nancy, Jim and Sue busy spoiling him rotten Poe checking out... Read more