Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: For all those Wildlife lovers out in Blog land. The Northwoods Wildlife Hospital has joined Facebook and updates all sorts of neat and interesting info about their animal rescues and pics. Become a fan by looking them up and find out about Hortence pictured above on Facebook. While you are at it Cliff Black our mascot also is on... Read more

Excerpt: The ice has finally left the lake. It was absolutely still this morning and the lake reflections are back. Beautiful morning! I believe that is one last chunk of ice floating across the lake. Lake Minocqua was still half covered with ice this morning but not for long. Temps are hitting 70 today... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100330/WDH0101/100330038/1581&located=rss Check out the link above for a story of a fleeeing car from police in Tomahawk with theme to Dukes of Hazzard... Read more

Excerpt: We thought we were off the hook this year with ice going out and leaving the docks alone. This afternoon a wind swept up and broke off a sheet from the otherside of the lake and drove it into our shoreline. It was time to do some ice breaking or the docks would be splinters What Adventure are we... Read more

Excerpt: View off the hill this morning of the receding ice. Sparkles from the water are back I have a funny feeling we will be heading out in this boat later in the afternoon to do some ice smashing. Creating rivers in the ice... Read more

Excerpt: Our 2010 winner is our first 2 time winner, Linda Wrobel. If my memory serves me right, Linda won the first Ice Out contest. She is pictured here a few years ago bribing Cliff with Chocolate Cake. Congrats to Linda, she picked the earliest date of April 2nd the pot of 75 dollars goes to Linda and 75 dollars... Read more

Excerpt: Poe would like to report that one of the favorite spring passtimes happened to day and he kept an eye on things. It was time to roll the first boat in the water and do a little ice smashing. Poe made sure the antics were kept away from Cliff at his post on the lake Cliff left alone at... Read more

Excerpt: Not much is going on with our buddy Cliff. The lake is frozen solid and he is at his post He is looking like he is ready for the long haul. Atleast he is not covered and buried in snow any longer. Spring is in the air... Read more

Excerpt: Snowmobile entrance to the lake. Snow compacted down the ice and it is the only spot to get on the lake. Why go out on Lower Kaubashine.... To deliver a snack to ice fishermen Safe Ice? They told me it was safe..... and then asked for Sprite and Pretzels for a snack, could I bring them out Shore line... Read more

Excerpt: Ice going out on the edges, lake turning gray... who would possibly want to go out on the lake? Answer, a certain breed of ice fishermen that love icefishing so much that they take their life in their hands, put on a life vest, spikes on their feet to negotiate the ice and find the one spot on the... Read more

Excerpt: Ski shack got demolished. After sitting for a year with none of us sure what to do with it after Craig smashed it with a tree, it was taken down. Steve has some new ideas for it Only thing left was the floor boards. What will go up in its place... stay tuned Steve is feeling creative. It will... Read more

Excerpt: Cliff took a beating on the ice yesterday. Here are the 2010 entires April 2nd Linda Wrobel April 4th Christine Barden April 5th John Wrobel, Dan Biwan Aprill 6th Tommy Cikowski April 8th Mike Grady, Fritz April 10th Ruth Grady, Bob Moore and Jimmy Cikowski April 11 Terry Legrand, Cody (Cikowski) April 12th Barb Moore April 13th Chuck Schleyer... Read more