Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Yes another day of dog pictures. Been a little time consuming this week with getting Mac used to the resort so yes one more day of Mac around the resort pics. The group this week has been great helping us through the transition from Poe to Mac. They experienced the whole week with us loosing Poe and welcoming Mac... Read more

Excerpt: It was a warm beautiful late summer afternoon with folks out enjoying the lake Time to see if the retreiver in Mac likes water. He is definitely not a jump in the water dog like Poe. He slowly wades in with encouragement. The final step off is scary and he balks at it Ok, not so bad once you... Read more

Excerpt: Time to check out the lake. Mac may not know how to retrieve being a golden retreiver but he definitely knows what water is all about Big scary dock. I did not write yesterday where Mac came from. He is 10 months old and came from a breeder Queen Annes Gold in Baraboo. He was passed over by others... Read more

Excerpt: I regretfully type this entry to let everyone know we put old Poe to sleep yesterday. Into every dog owners life a few special stand out dogs come. He was one of them. Looking in his eyes you can see what made him special unconditional love.. He is in a better place and out of the pain he lived... Read more

Excerpt: www.selecttacklecompany.com Check out the above link for the infamous Double Showgirls which are now in stock at Charles Hebert's online fishing store. What is a Double Showgirl.... no idea but I am told this makes sense to Muskie Fishermen. Can't Muskie fish Lower Kaubashine without them! and maybe a few Cowgirls as well. Any questions about how to use them... Read more

Excerpt: A sure sign that summer is still hanging on. A week does not go by that balls are not being caught off the raft What form! When in doubt grab a friend (or a cousin) and jump in Enjoying the waves Boat wars... who's boat goes down first? Only 9 more days til most kids are in school on... Read more

Excerpt: The rain came cascading down the steps. Not sure how many inches but it all flowed down the beach steps. The delta at the top of the steps Waterfall Time to dash back to the house... Read more

Excerpt: Thunderstorm had just rolled through and everything was damp but the sun setting in the pines was amazing Fun catching the light coming through this one section of trees on the way to the woodshed Speaking of the woodshed one of my favorite pictures of the day, father and son headed to our woodshed to get wood for the... Read more

Excerpt: Laundry lines full from a wet day You have a cool dad who can make the best log cabin, campfire in the North complete with sparklers. At the age of 3 you feel like a real driver doing circles around the resort driveway After doing a wipeout in the driveway, grandma makes you feel better with a bandaid Everyday... Read more

Excerpt: After fishing in Lower Kaubashine since David was a kid he has never caught a Muskie until tonight. David and his friend landed this 38 inch Tiger Muskie at 7pm. What to do with a 38 inch Tiger Muskie after all the taxidermists in the area are shut down..... that was a dilema. Until I called Save More Foods... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=13&ArticleID=11734 Check out the link above for an interesting story of a local bear in Lake Tomahawk. It does explain why outside feeding is sometimes not the best thing. When we have had a bear on our deck we have removed the food source. Not sure if I would have had the guts to do what this woman did I... Read more

Excerpt: With the humidity gone and temps just cracking 70 today it was a quiet day at the beach. I don't think anyone minded. After the heat of the summer everyone has been dealing with, I have seen folks happily putting on sweatshirts and leaving their windows open. Tonight it goes down to 49 and that might be a little... Read more