Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: When it is a beautiful fall afternoon and the colors are out the woods are calling. No better way to see the woods than by horseback. I happen to have a sister 15 minutes away with 3 horses to ride and it was time to go for a ride in the woods with the color. There are 3 riding... Read more

Excerpt: When Craig goes shopping, Craig goes shopping. He is the only one I know of that requires a semi to deliver his goodies. Lets just say Menards loves him and we now have enough patio block for a couple of years. Where will it go? It is not completely decided but he got a great deal. That is when... Read more

Excerpt: Troy and I had not been out to Kitty Springs in awhile and decided to head down the trail and see if we had any storm damage or trees down. The top of the big hill half way to Kitty Springs is my favorite outlook with the big towering Red and White Pines along the trail Still a lot... Read more

Excerpt: I stopped by Shamrock to find the Peissig family having a carving lesson. I see lots of groups whittling sticks around the campfire and what this family was doing gave whittling a whole new dimension Don showing off some of his great creations. Wonderful work! This was their first of hopefully many trips to the resort Dan and Kaitlin... Read more

Excerpt: Labor Day Weekend fun, the Oster and Ament families were up enjoying the lake and the last beach days. They would like everyone else the last week of July to know they were missed and a toast was given to them on the white dock. There are a lot of days clocked by this group. To many years to... Read more

Excerpt: Our local loon family was active this morning off of Kaubashine's dock area. The loons pair and the baby were fishing. Enjoy the pics. The baby is still in gray plumage Do we really need to migrate to the Gulf of Mexico? Winter can't be too hard here...... Read more

Excerpt: I was biking down the Bearskin trail last night and noticed a splash of color on the trail amongst all the green Brilliant reds giving a hint of fall around the corner I found this old pictures of the playground before it was a real playground. Thought a few would get a kick out of it Fall is still... Read more

Excerpt: Kate Coyle shared this picture of Norway last weekend in the fresh snow The snow has melted since then but it was pretty for a day It has warmed up enough for the guys to take most of the boats out of the water. Quiet days on Lower Kaubashine... Read more

Excerpt: The picture above is of the Sweet Family taken a number of years ago in front of Bayview "their" cabin. The Sweet Family this summer marked their 27th year at the resort. It was one of the hardest years for the family as they lost Dick this year from a battle with Melanoma. Judy wondered about returning to the... Read more

Excerpt: Mark Jepson asked me last week if he could use his metal detector in the swimming area. We had no idea what he would find. Mark found there is a lot of stuff that has dropped in the lake over the years Showing off his metal detector that is his hobby in his spare time Some of the treasure... Read more

Excerpt: Summer is warming up more and more and the beach has been the place to be. I caught this pick before anyone had woken up yet this morning. These chairs will be full by noon The lake is beautiful this time of year. The pollen has washed out of the lake and the shallows are clear as a bell... Read more

Excerpt: Atchison caught this great bass on the lake this week. I also heard he released it and it has been hanging out under the white swimming dock. Nice fish! Other people not on vacation this week have been busy working on the wood pile getting the winter wood in the shed. Never say there is nothing to do at... Read more

Excerpt: Last night was the first music night at the resort. We had a couple of guests who played jazz music Tim and Jackson share some songs. It was a perfect night at the new building. This was the reason we built it among other reasons, as a gathering place for the resort. TIm and Jackson having a jam session... Read more

Excerpt: The sunsets have been great the last week. I caught this one last night where the road meets the water. I had a couple of pics left over from the end of last week. Every year there is a competition to see how many Thompson's can fit on the raft. I missed the biggest gathering of them, but this... Read more

Excerpt: Nothing like sitting in a green chair with your pink Disney fishing pole, pink shoes and your grandpa, and learning to fish. Disney fishing pole number one fishing pole for the under 10 crowd. I have seen a muskie get snagged by a Mickie Mouse pole a few years ago. Bailing out the boats a tradition that has not... Read more

Excerpt: Loon drama on the lake. I was eating breakfast and heard a huge commotion on the lake with the loons calling the yodel and tremolo calls which means distress. I grabbed my camera to head down and..... the phone rings with a reservation.... 10 minutes later after the reservation was made and the calling stopped I made it to... Read more

Excerpt: Enjoy a peaceful morning at the lake. No noises, no waves, just quiet ... Read more

Excerpt: This blog entry is dedicated to Paul and all the clowning around he has done over the years. The retirement of the Titanic pontoon boat has not been too traumatic, everyone has found a new spot to enjoy on the "new" boat by the white dock I keep thinking everyone will enjoy the shade this boat has with a... Read more

Excerpt: The Ament Family, Nathan, Jamie, Noah and Charlie shared with me their pictures of walking our blue trail through the woods to Kitty Springs. Thanks to Charlie and Noah for humoring their mom and going along on the walk without complaining (much) Heading down the trail slaying dragons and monsters with their sticks as they go Watch out for... Read more

Excerpt: I had this great baby loon photo shared with my by Laurie Mohr. She has gotten the best pic so far of our loon family on the lake. Kudos to Laurie for sharing this great picture. She also caught this amazing duck picture below. Thanks for sharing Laurie ... Read more