Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: How deep is the snow? I would say somewhere around a foot - foot and a half. Our bear in the front yard is slowly being buried. We had about 5 additional fluffy inches of snow come down since Monday. Having a new 16 year old driver you really get an appreciation for snow covered highways We shall see... Read more

Excerpt: On the way to school this morning this deer nicely posed along the road in the new snow Looking warm and fluffy in its winter coat Stopped to check out the Bearskin this morning. Tracks running up it. I believe these tracks were from the kids heading to school on snowmobiles. Saw 2 of them at the elementary school... Read more

Excerpt: As with everyone else this time of year, time is precious and life gets hectic getting everything ready for Christmas. Put on top of regular Christmas stuff 10 cabins of people arriving and more coming and going and you see why there has not been a blog entry for a few days. (a basketball game Friday and a 12 hour... Read more

Excerpt: Today's pics are all sent in as favorite vacation pictures from this year. Thanks for sharing! This picture was sent in by Ellen Krueger as her favorite from the porch of Birchwood. She fell in love with the view and Birchwood's porch on her first trip this year to the resort Rob Moore and I have the same camera and... Read more

Excerpt: Here are some updates from Winter Park. Sounds like it will be a fun winter out at the park Winter Park's New Year's Eve Party! As we've done in the past couple o' years, MWP will host our annual NYE party on, you guessed it, New Year's Eve. Here's the good news - our party will end around 8pm... Read more

Excerpt: Ok, it is cold out, snow is on the ground and I have not been outside with my camera. HELP! Email me your favorite vacation picture or scenery pic from a trip to the resort that I can post as I am out of ideas today.... Read more

Excerpt: Mack would like to report it is dang cold outside The lake is as cold as it looks One thing this weather is good for is making Ice Candles. Troy has his production line going with buckets of water in time to have plenty done for Christmas The only warm thing outside the smoke stacks going full steam.... Read more

Excerpt: Grant put this bird house on our deck yesterday so it had no snow on it before we got this nice fluffy fresh 2 inches of snow yesterday and last night. It was more than enough snow to make hwy 51 hard to drive on at 9:30 after a basketball game last night I think this picture of my... Read more

Excerpt: It was time to cure Mack of his fear of ice or we may never see him at the lake all winter. Time for a leash and some tough love. He was very tenative as you can see approaching his favorite swimming hole that had strangely become solid ice Oh I am sure I will be eaten by the... Read more

Excerpt: Just in time for winter the resort truck made it back from the plow guy who installed a plow on to it. Good thing as we have 13 inches of snow in the forecast for Saturday. Steve was happy to test it out and break it in on the 2 inches that came down over night. We had been... Read more

Excerpt: Temps have dipped and lake effect snow came down yesterday. We picked up an inch or so of fluffy dry snow Looks like someone or something has been out on the lake and it might be safe... may have to get the skates out later and find out... Read more

Excerpt: Word was out in the neighborhood that it was wreath making day. All day today we had 3 eagles swooping around the trees at the resort screeching at one another. It is creepy to be outside and hear them and see the big birds going overhead. We saw 1 juvenile and 2 adults. This was the best shot I... Read more