Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: I am running a Blog Special for the next 3 weekends. Bayview, Wildflower and Restawhile can be booked at 100/night for 2 nights or 90/night for 3 nights. Birchwood and Shamrock for anyone that wants the bigger fireplaces I will run at 115/night for 2 nights or 105/night for 3 nights for groups up to 4. Sales Tax is 5.5%... Read more

Excerpt: This is the rumbelings I have heard about for Sunday. Jake came home saying people at school were talking about a foot of snow for Sunday. I don't think that is true but we may see the first snow of the season on Sunday. I am not counting the sleety icey rain we had the other day that drenched my... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_321" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Steve I have a little problem"][/caption] Olja looking to Steve for a little help. What happens when you adopt a reformed Bear Hunting hound dog and try to teach her not to chase everything. [caption id="attachment_327" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="We all have days like this"][/caption] Olja fell off the wagon and went on a chase and came... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_322" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Unloading the big pontoon boat"][/caption] Time to take out the pontoon boats a sure sign of the end of fall. Beach chairs getting a ride up the hill. Now the question of how good Craig is at parking the 34 foot trailer [caption id="attachment_323" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Taking aim, the look of concentration"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_325" align="alignnone" width="375"... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_306" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="I love rides anywhere you go"][/caption] Poe ready to ride anywhere that the wind blows his ears back. We headed out on the lake and he would not be left behind [caption id="attachment_305" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Rob and Doug searching for the big fish"][/caption] We caught Rob and Doug out on the lake fishing for Crappie and... Read more

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Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_318" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Monster Crappie!"][/caption] This crappie was caught last week out on the Willow Flowage. I think it was about 14 inches, and is one of the biggest crappies I have ever seen. These boys were treated to a day on the Willow catching a tank full of crappie, none were less than 11 inches. The Willow is... Read more

Excerpt: Grace and Rob, from a previous post, also sent me these awesome loons in the mist. They have lost their black and white look but you can't tell from the pics. They should be heading out soon for the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks for sharing these great pics!... Read more

Excerpt: Jim and Nancy made it up for a visit this fall. They love the area and spent a great week driving around on all the back roads looking at the wildlife and colors. Nancy loves deer and had always heard my stories about the ___ deer coming in and eating out pumpkins by the house that we had carved... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_276" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Sunrise and ready for a boat ride"][/caption] I had some awesome pictures emailed in from Grace and Rob Spangler. I am splitting them up over 2 entries. The first one is sunrise pics over Lower Kaubashine. Enjoy, and thanks to Rob and Grace for getting up early for these pics You think these were good pics... Read more

Excerpt: We headed over to Eagle River for the last football game of the season. The refs were late, it was raining and we spent 3 hours huddled under an umbrella to get beaten twice. The high point of the day was to enjoy the drive over to Eagle River on Hwy J. I took pics while driving to show the... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_233" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Screen saver picture of the month"][/caption] Too much news over load today.... just put this picture on your desktop and gaze at it as things in New York do there thing. I took this picture this morning [caption id="attachment_231" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Kaubashine and Shamrock among the color"][/caption] Hope this lowered your stress level today. Troy has... Read more

Excerpt: Well I have to give my tree whacker credit. He apologized in person over the phone and is devastated over what he did when drinking too much. He genuinely was shaken by understanding what he did. I have to give him credit for calling back twice til he got me in person to apologize and that to me says he... Read more

Excerpt: Walking around the resort this weekend the fashion statement of the year was this splash of pink from the Bad Girls of the North. The arrived in their Lexus's to take over the resort complete with my favorite seat warmers (I don't think Saturn makes seat warmers for my station wagon but I am going to check) I sat... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_193" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Wigwam in Color"][/caption] This morning took a walk down to the piers at Holiday and Restawhile too see what color I was missing [caption id="attachment_197" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Maple tree at the bottom of the steps"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_198" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="View across the lake"][/caption] On a side note and a resort owner rant. I would like someone... Read more

Excerpt: I had many concerned emails and great comments from Linda, Linda, Amy and Bob about our tree issue the other day. I think I should have those 4 be in charge of the work detail if the 20 somethings that did this every show up to plant new trees. Troy had already cleaned up the stumps and limbs making it... Read more

Excerpt: I had this one emailed to me today and had to share. Gives you some perspective and a laugh If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago you would have $49.00 left. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left. But... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_176" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Mists were out this morning making awesome pics"][/caption] Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy! It went below freezing and there was moisture in the air and the lake mists are back [caption id="attachment_177" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Ice on the dock made it a treachorous walk on the dockSunrise on Lower KaubashineMy favorite log in the... Read more

Excerpt: Introducing Lloyd Craig's alter ego in Lynnette's garden When Lynnette has a deer spotted in her garden and Craig is off with the dogs who does she call, Lloyd and Flyod..... Nope... One look from this intimidating heron is all it takes to have them flicking their tails back.over the fence and leaving the flowers alone One more week and... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_154" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Road to the Resort"][/caption] Parked quickly and snapped this pic to show what it is like to drive down the road to the resort lately. Every day the color has popped more and more [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Vew from Blackwood's dock looking back at the resort"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_155" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="View from Blackwood's dock"][/caption] [caption... Read more