Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Had to make a quick stop at the Bearskin trail in Minocqua. We have set 6 geocaches along the trail and one of them had gone missing. So I chose this cold foggy morning to stop to replace it and shoot some fun pics of a different lake for a change for the blog. The tressel bridge is always... Read more

Excerpt: Who says we don't get into our work. It is fall cleaning time now that it is slowing down a bit. You can't say Olga does not get the corners. I came in the cabin looking for her and heard a voice from the back of the kitchen Amazing how much stuff is really in the cupboards Marcy the... Read more

Excerpt: The sun came out and the Northwoods started melting this afternoon. Internet as lost Friday afternoon along with all cell phone coverage in Hazelhurst from a tower being down. 11pm Friday night we lost electric due to ice on the lines. Between the 2 events the only communication to Black's Cliff was through the cord phone in the kitchen... Read more

Excerpt: It was a beautiful fall day. The Packers were playing Detroit and the first half was enough of a game to see, so off down the road we went on the hunt of a geo cache. We headed to the notorious Camp 9 road that connects to an even more infamous Manhardt Road. No power lines, no houses, dirt... Read more

Excerpt: See this truck come in the driveway be ready to enjoy that fresh country air. Nothing like coming to the resort on septic tank day. 15 tanks, 1 truck and a lot of digging. They were supposed to be here Wednesday mid week when we only had 3 cabins, instead Friday was the day, a full house of folks... Read more

Excerpt: A very well intentioned family cleaned out their fireplace before leaving Kaubashine this morning. I walked past the bucket seeing they had also cleaned out unburned logs and they were in the bucket and did not doing anything with the bucket. It did not get my attention as I saw the bucket was not next to the cabin. We... Read more

Excerpt: More pics from Wade in the 40 acres of woods across from the resort. He is bow hunting at the back end of our 40 and has caught some great pics of our neighbors in the woods. The camera has a sensor that makes it snap when animals come into its view. Take a close look at the young... Read more

Excerpt: The fall colors are holding on. We are just past the peak in my opinion but the woods are still hanging on to the fall colors. Pic taken where the road meets the lake Colors keeping things bright on the playground Shamrock Creepy, crawlies hanging around to be careful of ... Read more

Excerpt: We had about 2 inches of the white stuff come down yesterday. I took a walk from Wildflower down to the lake catching the first snow in the trees pics of the season. It was coming down a bit heavy and you can just see across the lake in the back ground. The snow will be gone soon but... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-Zbo0Wnv8 This is my first experiment with video. A neighbor of mine is bow hunting in the 40 acres across from the resort and has cameras installed by his stand. Wade send me this video of 2 bucks in the woods by the stand. Hope the link works Wade also sent me this still picture of an 8 point at... Read more

Excerpt: Beautiful fall Sunday afternoon and a Packer's Bi week. Time to head out of the house to the road less traveled. This road is Camp 9 at the end of Lower Kaubashine. It leds out to our destination Squirrel Hill (aka Winter Park x-country ski area) The road goes from paved to gravel to dirt. No houses just lots... Read more

Excerpt: This blog entry will have everything, fall color, pontoon humor, power tools, Craig stealing things, 3 guys laying on the ground together.... and did I mention fall color... Ya know there is a reason this boat is named Titanic.. It has been running lower in the water all summer. The boat has been in dock all summer, ya think... Read more