Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: This sounds like fun and we may have to go and taste the little buggers, they have nibbled on my toes enough times The North Lakeland Discovery Center presents: Rusty Crayfish Boil-Invasive Species Thursday, July 2nd from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Aquatic Invasive Species have never tasted so good!� If you have found yourself discouraged after learning about invasive... Read more

Excerpt: The 5 year roofing project has gotten under way. Craig is replacing all the rolled roofing with shingles. Whack Whack Whack goes the peaceful Mr Black. Jake is learning ropes from Grandpa and can't wait to find out the tradition that happens when a roof is completed. 4 generations have worked keeping roofs leak proof. Craig is happy because... Read more

Excerpt: Who needs air conditioning.... nobody at Black's Cliff... Just grab a boat bailer fill it full of water, place on head.... Cone Heads Black's Cliff Style And pull it off.... best way to stay cool when temps soar to 90... These guys would not trade air conditioning for juicing their heads as they called it If being a cone... Read more

Excerpt: Most of the time it is the oldest child who likes sceduals and orgainizes the family. This job in the Wilson family falls to the youngest Judy who takes it to a new level. Secretly however, everyone else enjoys the fact that they do not have to wonder what is for dinner, who is keeping an eye on Grandpa... Read more

Excerpt: Why no posts the last few days... sometimes the camera just does not make it out of the house.... I missed a pic of a huge snapping turtle laying eggs down by the cementary... missed pic of a huge doe along side the road and many other things... but it just did not come together for an entry... Until.... Troy... Read more

Excerpt: How do you take 2 kids like this and keep them busy away from Nintendo DS's, TV and Ipod's. Put a vacation hat like this on them, sunglasses and take them up north and see what happens One firepit, 2 pokers and hours of fun with no technology involved. This is what heading up Nort is all about... Read more

Excerpt: The following note is from one of our log books in the cabins. I thought it summed up some of the reasons everyone should spend time away from the chaos of life and more time locked in a cabin with rain and family June 4 - 7th This was our first trip up here from Illinois. I learned many new... Read more

Excerpt: Bryon and I are trying to figure out how to link the Birchbark Blog up to the fan page of Black's Cliff on Facebook. Stay tuned as the computers are humming in Minocqua... Read more

Excerpt: Look up Cliff on Facebook as Cliff Black... Read more

Excerpt: Once in awhile it is time to do some work to the old green boats. Some of the boats date back to the 50's. Some say the green paint is the reason they stay afloat, others say the pounds of extra paint weigh them down. The Lusitania is probably from the 70's as it was at one time a... Read more

Excerpt: Wendy and Chris headed out for one last pontoon boat ride and the heron sent them this great salute. A fitting end to a great vacation on Lower Kaubashine... Read more

Excerpt: I sent my intrepid vacation photographers, Wendy and Chris out on the pontoon boat with their camera. Little did I know the pictures they would capture. They came knocking on my door one hour later saying, you are not going to believe what we saw. All of the pics in this entry were taken with in one hour on... Read more