Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: The Schmidt Family had one problem this week. Who would get to sleep in the swinging bed? Grandpa was the first to claim it. Would anyone else get a chance to sleep on the porch because Grandpa does not look like he is moving anytime soon The answer to this problem was this very comfy blow up mattress. I... Read more

Excerpt: With Temps soaring to near 90 with the heat index it was time to pull out the icecream maker. A couple of years ago we bought this one on Ebay for around 80 dollars. It is a White Mountain ice cream maker. Lemon Ice Cream 1 1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1 cup lemon juice 2 cups butter milk... Read more

Excerpt: I have never been so happy to see a broken chair before. I had been told someone broke our green bouncy beach chair at 9 pm. If you have been to the resort, there is only one green bouncy chair and it is an absolute favorite of at least one person a week all summer long. I see it... Read more

Excerpt: Temps brought everyone to the lake. Some like Max above trying out jumping off the raft for the first time without a life jacket with mom close by if needed Max's brother Sam was just happy to make it swimming without a life jacket to the raft. Yeah Sam! Boats were definitely out enjoying the lake This has got... Read more

Excerpt: Fog on the lake this morning This fog will not last long as soon as it clears off temps are going to the mid 80's for a few days... Read more

Excerpt: First of all for all Poe's friends out there. He gave us another scare this week. He lost use of his front legs due to rupturing a disc in his back. Emergency trip to the vet, 2 steroid shots and an enema later and he is feeling better and able to walk again. Troy and I are happy as... Read more

Excerpt: We packed up the canoe and headed to one of our favorite afternoons of the summer. Saxon Harbor is about 10 miles out of Hurley about an hour and 15 minutes from the resort. It is well worth the drive. The Gibson boys are convinced it is the ocean minus salt water and sharks. Saxon has a beautiful beach... Read more

Excerpt: 86 degrees had everyone at the resort. People always ask me how we survive without air conditioning. The answer is easy, we soak in the lake during the day and the lake breeze cools things off at night. Having fun being pushed in, there was a little of that going on today It was also a day to learn... Read more

Excerpt: We noticed a chipmunk who was coming up on the deck looking for hand outs. We wondered how close the chipmunk would come with Poe on the deck and would old Poe actually get up and chase the chipmunk like in his older days We set Poe up with a few peanuts in front of him I see you... Read more

Excerpt: Warm afternoons and cool nights it has been perfect summer weather with a little rain thrown in here and there. Even with the rain we have had over a 10 year period we are still down and it will take a few years of above average rain to make up for the lack the last 10 years Kids have... Read more

Excerpt: Beautiful Sunset on Lower Kaubashine After a beautiful weather week, we had one day of rain yesterday. The kids in the resort went a little crazy and hit our stored cardboard boxes and had a little good old fashioned fun. Got to appreciate imagination... Read more

Excerpt: This motley crew heard that there was a turtle to be found in the resort with treasure. They stopped in to borrow my GPS to head off after Yertle the Turtle Off they headed with the GPS keeping them on track Van, Beau, Jeremy, Nick, Max and Sam all worked together to find Yertle... Read more