Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

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

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_161" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Pirates taking over Minocqua"][/caption] The Podriza crew showing their true pirating colors this weekend at Beef A Rama. I put out a bounty for a picture of them and finally had a few Beef A Rama pics submitted from the Life Spring Coffee Clutch. I hear the cannons even fired. I would have loved to see... Read more

Excerpt: I figured everyone would appreciate checking out the colors at the lake. I took all these pictures at sunset Sunday night [caption id="attachment_124" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Medicine Man Joe and Linda enjoying the lake on their dock"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_127" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="My favorite view of the fallen tree"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_122" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Til tomorrow when the colors get... Read more

Excerpt: Watching way too much CNN yesterday I needed a little perspective and peace. I headed out the door to find some peace and calm outside. I think I caught that picture below with Birchwood [caption id="attachment_134" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Birchwood looking warm, inviting and peaceful in the changing colors"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_133" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Colors blooming above Birchwood"][/caption] I took a picture... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_111" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This tree is in mid change with 1/2 of the leaves changed"][/caption] This is the maple tree by Birchwood's porch. We are at about 40% of the trees changing. Hight of color will be in the next week. There is no better time to be at the resort [caption id="attachment_112" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Poe the only victim... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_117" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Beef A Rama Crew ready for Beef A Rama 2008"][/caption] Ususally this crew is bigger. Every year they dress up the beef for TJ's Butcher Block with their antics and costumes. Last year they were the ugliest and funniest cheer leaders ever aloud to put on a uniform. This year I hear the theme is back... Read more

Excerpt: Fall means cool weather, less people and that adds up to some construction projects starting. The front walkway the 1st of the wooden walkways constructed around the resort 25 years ago needed a little TLC Troy and Steve enjoying a warm fall afternoon atop the sauna. This may be the last rolled roofing put on at Black's Cliff. The... Read more

Excerpt: Not the best picture but the best I could get from a distance. The loons are starting to show their gray winter plumage. They should be heading out in a couple of weeks for the Gulf of Mexico, or the East Coast.... Read more

Excerpt: In between Muskie fishing, Jimmy Cikowski caught these two nice fish last weekend. They were headed straight for the frying pan ... Read more

Excerpt: Had a special request for screen saver pics from Paul Zaremba this last weekend. The sunrise cooperated this morning so I took a pic both ways side ways and regular. Enjoy and I will just add it to Paul's bill [/caption] ... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_77" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="What to do in Retirement?"][/caption] Move to Minocqua and get involved with the community by helping to organize the Wife Carrying, Wife Ferrying and Pike Carrying event. Thanks John! Beats board meetings and traffic any day [caption id="attachment_73" align="alignnone" width="417" caption="Wife Carrying"][/caption] This weekend it was the 2nd Annual Wife Carrying, Wife Ferrying and Pike... Read more

Excerpt: Fritz the winner of our ice out contest 2008 is one of the best Muskie Hunters on Lower Kaubashine next to Jimmy and Al was a having a small problem finding crappie. A blonde happened to over hear his dilemma and whispered in his ear, slip bobber and 12 - 15 feet of water and look what happened Into the... Read more