Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: We are having a retreat at the resort this weekend. Stop in and bring your project... Read more

Excerpt: Sometimes I got to love my job, painting The Perch in the warm spring sun with a wonderful view Mack my shadow deciding to enjoy the afternoon as well catching some rays on the steps We got interrupted by a crazy quilting lady who decided to quilt in the sun a comfy green chair.. She was missing her other... Read more

Excerpt: It was a day we wait for each spring the same as waiting for the first drips from the maple trees, waiting to see the fish spawning at Cedar Falls. Just 10 minutes from the resort is Cedar Falls where each spring depending on the water temp you can stop to see fish jumping in the water fall. In... Read more

Excerpt: What has been going on the last few days.. lots of little projects here and there I stopped in woodruff to see a new store in downstown that carries crafts and a resale shop in the back Cathy does several of the crafts herself with her husband and also has several local crafters displayed as well Wood Burning is... Read more

Excerpt: Today: A 50 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East northeast wind between 7 and 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind between 7 and... Read more

Excerpt: I have heard that after the robins come back they get snowed on 3 times. How many times does a golden retriever get snowed on before he moves.. I was cleaning a cabin with the snow coming down and looked out to see mack being buried in snow. I think he was dreaming of a fireplace and wondering how... Read more

Excerpt: Some people for their 20th wedding anniversary would head to a fancy beach in the Cayman Islands.. some would head for a weekend in New York.. Troy and I chose to head to the Porcupine Pine Mountains and to see how many miles we could put on our shoes hiking crazy trails like this in search of water falls... Read more

Excerpt: We have been enjoying the road less traveled the last few days enjoying some sights before we get locked in for the season at the resort. Always fun to find a road that is less traveled, there are many of those in the UP of Michigan We started out at the Presque Isle falls I showed a week ago... Read more

Excerpt: I just had to share the lunch picture today. After snow 2 days ago, it was so nice to head out on the deck on a 60 degree day for a taste of summer. Before I get all sorts of comment about cheese and not sauerkraut with my brat, let me tell you I detest sauerkraut. My mother used... Read more

Excerpt: I had a correction on yesterdays blog entry. I never worked with my grandfather. My best memory was him putting up with me trying to put curlers in his hair and having me yell to the old indian across the lake who would yell back at me (his way of explaining to a 5 year old what an echo... Read more

Excerpt: Spring means time to do some dock repair, and this year it also means replacing a few worn out docks with new ones. We special order our docks from China... made in the USA? Ok we will have to admit to the truth... our docks are not made in China... but by good old sweat and American ingenuity. I... Read more

Excerpt: Reggie the bunny was hoping around the resort this weekend. He is 50 years old and follows the Jensen family where ever their Easter plans take them through the generations. This year it brought him to Muskie Lots of Easter resort fun as well with the Martin Family who had quite the egg hunt around the resort While on... Read more