Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Our local loon family was active this morning off of Kaubashine's dock area. The loons pair and the baby were fishing. Enjoy the pics. The baby is still in gray plumage Do we really need to migrate to the Gulf of Mexico? Winter can't be too hard here...... Read more

Excerpt: I was biking down the Bearskin trail last night and noticed a splash of color on the trail amongst all the green Brilliant reds giving a hint of fall around the corner I found this old pictures of the playground before it was a real playground. Thought a few would get a kick out of it Fall is still... Read more

Excerpt: Mark Jepson asked me last week if he could use his metal detector in the swimming area. We had no idea what he would find. Mark found there is a lot of stuff that has dropped in the lake over the years Showing off his metal detector that is his hobby in his spare time Some of the treasure... Read more

Excerpt: The picture above is of the Sweet Family taken a number of years ago in front of Bayview "their" cabin. The Sweet Family this summer marked their 27th year at the resort. It was one of the hardest years for the family as they lost Dick this year from a battle with Melanoma. Judy wondered about returning to the... Read more

Excerpt: These loon pics were shared to me my the Rotter family who was up for the first time last week. They caught these amazing pics of our loon family on Lower Kaubashine. Thanks to them for sharing, the pictures are amazing I had a cancelation on Craig's 2bdr Blackwood for August 23 - Labor Day if anyone is interested I... Read more

Excerpt: Atchison caught this great bass on the lake this week. I also heard he released it and it has been hanging out under the white swimming dock. Nice fish! Other people not on vacation this week have been busy working on the wood pile getting the winter wood in the shed. Never say there is nothing to do at... Read more

Excerpt: Nothing like sitting in a green chair with your pink Disney fishing pole, pink shoes and your grandpa, and learning to fish. Disney fishing pole number one fishing pole for the under 10 crowd. I have seen a muskie get snagged by a Mickie Mouse pole a few years ago. Bailing out the boats a tradition that has not... Read more

Excerpt: The sunsets have been great the last week. I caught this one last night where the road meets the water. I had a couple of pics left over from the end of last week. Every year there is a competition to see how many Thompson's can fit on the raft. I missed the biggest gathering of them, but this... Read more

Excerpt: Last night was the first music night at the resort. We had a couple of guests who played jazz music Tim and Jackson share some songs. It was a perfect night at the new building. This was the reason we built it among other reasons, as a gathering place for the resort. TIm and Jackson having a jam session... Read more

Excerpt: Enjoy a peaceful morning at the lake. No noises, no waves, just quiet ... Read more

Excerpt: Loon drama on the lake. I was eating breakfast and heard a huge commotion on the lake with the loons calling the yodel and tremolo calls which means distress. I grabbed my camera to head down and..... the phone rings with a reservation.... 10 minutes later after the reservation was made and the calling stopped I made it to... Read more

Excerpt: The Ament Family, Nathan, Jamie, Noah and Charlie shared with me their pictures of walking our blue trail through the woods to Kitty Springs. Thanks to Charlie and Noah for humoring their mom and going along on the walk without complaining (much) Heading down the trail slaying dragons and monsters with their sticks as they go Watch out for... Read more