Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: This was emailed to me I was not able to add the pictures of the Dam but imagine a picture of a small river with a half built beaver dam across it. Pretty funny what government thinks it needs to regulate The Dam This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_1046" align="alignnone" width="337" caption="Cliff is back"][/caption] It is that time of year and Cliff came out of the closet this weekend. He heads to the ice March 1st, for our annual ice out contest. why come out a little early? [caption id="attachment_1045" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A serious game of cards"][/caption] Fritz out winner from last year had his winnings on... Read more

Excerpt: Normally Fritz is battling Chicago traffic, today the ultimate in relaxation sitting on a bucket with a fishing rod and light snow coming down. One persons vacation is everyone's but believe me Fritz would not trade this spot for a beach in the Carribean (ok that might be stretching it, if it includes a margaritta)... Read more

Excerpt: Bella Nova Black arrived on Friday to some very happy parents Jen and Steve. Before we all know it she will be biking around the resort chasing her 6 boy cousins. 1 girl amoung all those boys will be interesting but I am sure in the end she will be the one in charge. Welcome to the world Bella Nova... Read more

Excerpt: I heard the sound of a small engine on the lake and realized it was one thing, Al, Jimmy and Fritz were drilling holes on the lake Headed down and had to go past Craig's little boo boo from a week ago. Kaubashine's dock looks no better now than it did then [caption id="attachment_1029" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Peace and Quiet"][/caption] One... Read more

Excerpt: As of 8pm this is still the forecast they have upped us to 6 inches. No snow in the air yet Tonight: Snow. Low around 20. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around 3 inches. Wednesday: Snow before noon, then snow likely and areas of blowing snow after... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_1004" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="What does a rope tieing down Craig's tailgate mean?"][/caption] It means that he has been to either Menards, Fleet Farm or the local lumber company and someone has presented him with a deal that he can not pass up. The recession has ment one thing to Black's Cliff, good deals and Craig coming home saying... Read more

Excerpt: Screen Saver pics I caught at sunrise with fresh snow on the trees. You could not take a bad picture if you tried this morning ... Read more

Excerpt: Looks like winter is not over. We had light snow through the weekend that freshened up the ski trails. I had 2 groups stay another day to enjoy the trails. They said they were not perfect but considering the warm up they were just fine with the new snow we got. Looks like we are going to do some more... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_988" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Who needs a fountain pen"][/caption] President Obama has fancy fountain pens to sign his papers at a big fancy desk in Washington. We are holding free pens from the local bank (Craig's car is full of them) to sign our papers You have to love family businesses the important papers signing over ownership from one generation... Read more

Excerpt: Many have been asking for conditions updates with the rain we had early in the week and the light snow we have had [caption id="attachment_993" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="More light snow last night"][/caption] We had another round of light fluffy snow come in. At this point every 10th of an inch counts and makes everything look prettier [caption id="attachment_994" align="alignnone" width="337"... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_968" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Picture from Sunday"][/caption] This is my pic from the other day at 6:30 am on Hwy 8 that I was going to put up on Monday. Sunrise with frost and fog How does out snow look now....... No comment I will let the pictures speak for themselves This looks like perfect ice skating conditions to me... Read more