Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Throw back pic of the day Anyone recognize this bathing beauty. She is the mom of an infamous character around the resort. Answer at the bottom of this blog entry It has been snowing and snowing and snowing. Little here and a little there... Red Pine in the snow The guys have found a nice inside project that has... Read more

Excerpt: Picture from 1969 with Maynard and Millie having fun snowmobiling. Muskie Inn is in the background. The snow looks about like this today too. Time to come up and play in the snow Here is how deep it is in the woods as of today. Temps have warmed up and perfect to play in the snow Troy has gotten... Read more

Excerpt: It is cold out and taking pictures outside and freezing my fingers is not high on my list today. So instead it is time to reach back into the file of old pictures from yesteryear Dream of warm afternoons at the lake from years gone by.... The way swim suits have changed over time But sitting at the lake... Read more

Excerpt: Snow has been steadily falling adding up slowly. The cold snap has added a lot of ice to the lake making it safer and safer. Here is the snowmobile trail report for Minocqua January 13, 2016 Curt Christensen President, Minocqua Forest Riders Snowmobile Club Press Release, Email Blast, Internet Post & FB Post: Finally, all of the swamps throughout... Read more

Excerpt: It is darn cold out this morning. Frozen water drops on the pine trees I looked out off the hill to see ice fishermen in the middle of the lake. A very good sign that the lake is getting safer I am a firm proponent of following other peoples tracks on the lake. I do not blaze my own... Read more

Excerpt: I stole this picture from my sister Katie who was out hiking along the Raven trail. I think it sums up the end of the Holidays. Great time, and sad to see it go. The lakes are slowly freezing and I follow the rule of thumb that I follow others tracks. Here is the trail report from Winter Park... Read more

Excerpt: Steve has finally found something to harness Penny's energy. He was teaching her to ski jorn today Flying down the driveway goes Penny and Steve not far behind. How do you teach your dog to do this? He uses a ball thrower to throw a ball in front of her to get her to run ahead. Only problem is... Read more

Excerpt: The snow came just as they said it would and it was time to break out the new plow truck. Steve had a gleam in his eye firing up the truck for its first plow trip around the resort We received about 6 inches of snow All good news except for the lake. It still has a stubborn spot... Read more

Excerpt: I am hoping this is the final time I take a picture of open water til mid March. We are under a Winter Storm Warning for over 7 inches of snow and colder temps. Skiing, snow shoeing and ice skating should be back going at Winter Park starting tomorrow. They have a pond there that freezes faster than our lake... Read more

Excerpt: The view out my window this morning was a wonderful Christmas present in the form of Christmas snow. There is nothing better than fresh snow at Christmas. We were starting to wonder if the snow was going to come this year. It is not quite enough to start skiing in but with more snow coming on Friday into Saturday... Read more

Excerpt: Our problems with uploading pics got solved. My internet folks installed new security for hackers on our server and it booted out my pictures. So time to catch up. The lake is nearly frozen again. I took this picture a couple of days ago. Since then this spot on the lake has frozen over. We still have some open... Read more

Excerpt: Wigwam this morning with light snow coming down. Our light snow the other day melted and again we have started over with snow. They keep teasing us with thoughts of more snow next week. I sure hope so. This is pretty but we need a few inches more before folks can play in the snow Steve took this picture... Read more