Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Who needs a Ground Hog when Black's Cliff has pigs, pigs and more pigs to make a prediction. Oreo, Dumbledore and Boo were more than happy to hare their opinion on the length of winter this morning Oreo was a little unsure and seemed to take a middle of the road approach, willing to stick her nose out to... Read more

Excerpt: Had a group of guys up fishing this weekend who listened to my advice on their 2nd day and headed over to where Grandpa Gibson was fishing. They did not start until 11 am and slow and steady all afternoon had the crappies coming through. The top 2 crappies were about 13 or so inches give or take maybe... Read more

Excerpt: We had some very happy kids from Texas stop at the resort this week and they had one thing on their mind SLEDDING! They searched everywhere for the best spot to sled The deeper the snow the bigger the smiles Their sledding adventure took them all over our property. I think they finally found their favorite spot across the... Read more

Excerpt: I am not sure the statement this squirrel is trying to say. Any squirrel mind readers please post a comment for the quote of the day from this squirrel Lower Kaubashine earlier in the morning at minus 15 degrees... Read more

Excerpt: What to do in the cold? Fire up the chainsaw and cut up some wood. Personally I would rather do office work and save this for a 30 degree day but each to their own. Steve and Troy saw the challenge of finishing the pile that was left from Ted and Mark Pile growing but little do they know... Read more

Excerpt: We had a visitor at lunch come into our feeders, a Pillated Woodpecker. The biggest woodpecker that lives in our area. They are usually very spooky and do not stay around people. A few years ago I caught 2 of them on our Suet Feeder. Troy has seen 3 of them at one time. They are neat to see... Read more

Excerpt: One of our favorite guests of the year arrived, Tom the Treeman. Tom brings me a box of trees each time he comes to put on the fireplace mantels at the resort. Tom has no idea how many people have enjoyed his trees over the years. Thanks Tom from all your tree fans at the Cliff. This tree he... Read more

Excerpt: Headed out on the lake to see how Grandpa Gibson was doing at the shack. Through cellphones I had heard they had seen alot on the camera but nothing was biting. One of the highlights was 20 huge carp swimming by They ran into a huge school of perch that were not hungry for the minnow on the hook... Read more

Excerpt: Headed out of the house to wander on to the lake for a good scratch and too see what was going on at the ice shack The shack looking quiet Along the way to walking to the shack I saw evidence of where it had been or Aliens were probing the lake again It is always fun to walk... Read more

Excerpt: Using the Macro and Black and White feature on IPhoto I think this pic came out nicely showing the frost and light snow we had this morning. All the trees were coated in crystals this morning I forgot to switch this to a Black and White but it still turned out nicely showing how pretty the whitepines are this... Read more

Excerpt: I am loving this new camera. It is catching the colors and clarity much better. I have to pick up the Telophoto lens yet and those pics will be good as well next week. The contrast in colors at the lake at sunset was a sight to see... Read more

Excerpt: Besides the fact that Martin Luther was a great guy we also love him because a day off school for a 3 day weekend to have fun with the family! The Knarr family reported that the trails were alright but definitely were showing some bare spots and needed some snow. A few bare spots did not slow them down... Read more