Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Day 5 brought the loon show. They put on quite a show for everyone on the docks It was the parent loons and the baby. First time I got good pics of the baby. It was first spotted June 10th by my neighbor across the lake riding on its parents back. It has gotten much bigger and the parents... Read more

Excerpt: Days 3 and 4 brought total relaxation and soaking in the lake as temps are going close to 90. Troy was even spotted in the lake so you know it is warm Floats taking a well needed rest Others were not in to resting. Will Flower with a gleam in his eye gave me a break from driving the... Read more

Excerpt: These 2 friends Linda and Gloria crack me up. Day 2 and they have gone from SPF 15 to covering up under their clouds saying they needed to pace themselves to last the full 14 days. Gloria with her husbands hat on was asked if she wanted to go fishing by a friend out in a boat mistaking her... Read more

Excerpt: It is always fun to head down to the beach on Sunday mornings to see folks elated to be spending their first morning at the lake. Rick Snodgrass ready to dance the jog as he heads down the steps with crappie on his mind and fresh bait Over at the blue dock I spotted a lone figure who had... Read more

Excerpt: Working the chain gang in the driveway filling in holes. Once in awhile a driveway paver comes in our driveway to ask if we want to write him a really big check and he will pave out driveway and every time we nicely say no. If we paved the driveway it would loose something... there is just something about... Read more

Excerpt: http://bookbub.com/deals/2012/06/18/free-ebook-dead-tease-victoria-houston/ Quick entry today, I have 11 cabins to clean. This book is free today on Nook and Kindle. It is one of a series of books based in northern Wisconsin mystery. Check it out for free. Our library has a hard time keeping Victoria Houston novels on the shelf... Read more

Excerpt: Before After... The new office project has started.. stay tuned. 3 trees are coming down next and then the sauna is moving a few feet and corners will be set for construction to commence. No going back now... Read more

Excerpt: I had a correction from Craig on my blog entry yesterday. This is everyone's favorite wheel barrow from the shed. I said yesterday if was from the 50's. I quickly got a text from him informing me the wheel barrow predates him and is from the 30's. It can be seen he claims in old resort pictures. I could... Read more

Excerpt: I came upon this lovely oven range set from the 1970's the other day being shown off by my lovely assistant, Kim, doing her Vanna White impersonation and could not decide which cabin would get this new lovely set.. Birchwood... Bayview... or Restawhile.... Such decisions It comes with a lovely and versatile upper oven that I am sure Gloria... Read more

Excerpt: After 2 days of cold and rain, everyone hit the beach and came out of hiding from their cabins Happy to be soaking up some vitamin D. All the chairs had to be scooped up out of the lake this morning after the intense wind blew them all in the lake No wind just a calm lake and everyone... Read more

Excerpt: While everyone else in the country has been sweltering in heat, we have enjoyed some cool air. Cool enough to light a fire outside and enjoy some smores The Finn and White families had such a nice table set out I had to stop by for a picture. Between the wine and the nice temps everyone was enjoying being... Read more

Excerpt: After a year of production the book is here. A year ago in the spring we were approached by the author Neil Johnson and asked if we wanted to be a part of his latest project "The Resorts of Wisconsin" telling the history of resorting and resorts of Wisconsin. Neil spent a year and a half wandering the roads... Read more