Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

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

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