Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: A sure sign that summer is still hanging on. A week does not go by that balls are not being caught off the raft What form! When in doubt grab a friend (or a cousin) and jump in Enjoying the waves Boat wars... who's boat goes down first? Only 9 more days til most kids are in school on... Read more

Excerpt: The rain came cascading down the steps. Not sure how many inches but it all flowed down the beach steps. The delta at the top of the steps Waterfall Time to dash back to the house... Read more

Excerpt: Thunderstorm had just rolled through and everything was damp but the sun setting in the pines was amazing Fun catching the light coming through this one section of trees on the way to the woodshed Speaking of the woodshed one of my favorite pictures of the day, father and son headed to our woodshed to get wood for the... Read more

Excerpt: Laundry lines full from a wet day You have a cool dad who can make the best log cabin, campfire in the North complete with sparklers. At the age of 3 you feel like a real driver doing circles around the resort driveway After doing a wipeout in the driveway, grandma makes you feel better with a bandaid Everyday... Read more

Excerpt: After fishing in Lower Kaubashine since David was a kid he has never caught a Muskie until tonight. David and his friend landed this 38 inch Tiger Muskie at 7pm. What to do with a 38 inch Tiger Muskie after all the taxidermists in the area are shut down..... that was a dilema. Until I called Save More Foods... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=13&ArticleID=11734 Check out the link above for an interesting story of a local bear in Lake Tomahawk. It does explain why outside feeding is sometimes not the best thing. When we have had a bear on our deck we have removed the food source. Not sure if I would have had the guts to do what this woman did I... Read more

Excerpt: With the humidity gone and temps just cracking 70 today it was a quiet day at the beach. I don't think anyone minded. After the heat of the summer everyone has been dealing with, I have seen folks happily putting on sweatshirts and leaving their windows open. Tonight it goes down to 49 and that might be a little... Read more

Excerpt: The Schmidt Family had one problem this week. Who would get to sleep in the swinging bed? Grandpa was the first to claim it. Would anyone else get a chance to sleep on the porch because Grandpa does not look like he is moving anytime soon The answer to this problem was this very comfy blow up mattress. I... Read more

Excerpt: With Temps soaring to near 90 with the heat index it was time to pull out the icecream maker. A couple of years ago we bought this one on Ebay for around 80 dollars. It is a White Mountain ice cream maker. Lemon Ice Cream 1 1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1 cup lemon juice 2 cups butter milk... Read more

Excerpt: I have never been so happy to see a broken chair before. I had been told someone broke our green bouncy beach chair at 9 pm. If you have been to the resort, there is only one green bouncy chair and it is an absolute favorite of at least one person a week all summer long. I see it... Read more

Excerpt: Temps brought everyone to the lake. Some like Max above trying out jumping off the raft for the first time without a life jacket with mom close by if needed Max's brother Sam was just happy to make it swimming without a life jacket to the raft. Yeah Sam! Boats were definitely out enjoying the lake This has got... Read more

Excerpt: Fog on the lake this morning This fog will not last long as soon as it clears off temps are going to the mid 80's for a few days... Read more