Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: It is a gloomy April day and I think I saw a couple of snowflakes. No inspiration for photography today, turning on the heat in a cabin and spring cleaning an oven is more in order than being outside. I did stop at Ace Hardware and got some paint in anticipation of better weather next week for the beginning... Read more

Excerpt: Morning mists are back. I broke out my telephoto lens to experiment this morning. I have bought the ESO Cannon Book for Dummies and plan on experimenting more as I try to learn the ISO and aperture. Some people can off the top of their heads explain the 2 things in some other language that the rest of us... Read more

Excerpt: For all those Wildlife lovers out in Blog land. The Northwoods Wildlife Hospital has joined Facebook and updates all sorts of neat and interesting info about their animal rescues and pics. Become a fan by looking them up and find out about Hortence pictured above on Facebook. While you are at it Cliff Black our mascot also is on... Read more

Excerpt: We thought we were off the hook this year with ice going out and leaving the docks alone. This afternoon a wind swept up and broke off a sheet from the otherside of the lake and drove it into our shoreline. It was time to do some ice breaking or the docks would be splinters What Adventure are we... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100330/WDH0101/100330038/1581&located=rss Check out the link above for a story of a fleeeing car from police in Tomahawk with theme to Dukes of Hazzard... Read more

Excerpt: Our 2010 winner is our first 2 time winner, Linda Wrobel. If my memory serves me right, Linda won the first Ice Out contest. She is pictured here a few years ago bribing Cliff with Chocolate Cake. Congrats to Linda, she picked the earliest date of April 2nd the pot of 75 dollars goes to Linda and 75 dollars... Read more

Excerpt: View off the hill this morning of the receding ice. Sparkles from the water are back I have a funny feeling we will be heading out in this boat later in the afternoon to do some ice smashing. Creating rivers in the ice... Read more

Excerpt: Poe would like to report that one of the favorite spring passtimes happened to day and he kept an eye on things. It was time to roll the first boat in the water and do a little ice smashing. Poe made sure the antics were kept away from Cliff at his post on the lake Cliff left alone at... Read more

Excerpt: Snowmobile entrance to the lake. Snow compacted down the ice and it is the only spot to get on the lake. Why go out on Lower Kaubashine.... To deliver a snack to ice fishermen Safe Ice? They told me it was safe..... and then asked for Sprite and Pretzels for a snack, could I bring them out Shore line... Read more

Excerpt: Ice going out on the edges, lake turning gray... who would possibly want to go out on the lake? Answer, a certain breed of ice fishermen that love icefishing so much that they take their life in their hands, put on a life vest, spikes on their feet to negotiate the ice and find the one spot on the... Read more

Excerpt: Ski shack got demolished. After sitting for a year with none of us sure what to do with it after Craig smashed it with a tree, it was taken down. Steve has some new ideas for it Only thing left was the floor boards. What will go up in its place... stay tuned Steve is feeling creative. It will... Read more

Excerpt: Home at last and the snow was gone. The first thing that happened is the bikes were dug out of Eagles Nest for the inaugural bike rally of The Black and Gibson Boys. They flew around the resort at mock 10. No cars or people to run into and they took complete advantage of it. The twins at the... Read more

Excerpt: Cliff took a beating on the ice yesterday. Here are the 2010 entires April 2nd Linda Wrobel April 4th Christine Barden April 5th John Wrobel, Dan Biwan Aprill 6th Tommy Cikowski April 8th Mike Grady, Fritz April 10th Ruth Grady, Bob Moore and Jimmy Cikowski April 11 Terry Legrand, Cody (Cikowski) April 12th Barb Moore April 13th Chuck Schleyer... Read more

Excerpt: Looks like it got warm yesterday and lots of melting of the snow on top of the lake View from Jack's Landing. Looks like the hillside is becoming bare Enjoying one of the last snow banks after hiking up the hill and being exhausted. Snow is getting sparse at the top of the hill as well More things appearing... Read more

Excerpt: Well I think this pic says it all as to where we ended up. Great Time in Washington DC... Read more

Excerpt: My guest photographer Sue sent me these pics of the lake showing the melting and fog on the lake Cliff hanging in there and thinking Spring Break in Washington over a soggy lake is looking good even if the Secret Service would have issues with him in Washington Edges always the first to show melting Looks like the snow... Read more

Excerpt: Last weekend in February is the traditional Cikowski Family weekend on ice. Mack and I headed out on the lake to see how the fish were biting. So far only half of the family was on the ice Mack found his buddy Fritz. Fritz and Mack had a meeting of the minds on what day was going to be... Read more

Excerpt: Any problems for the next week see Nancy and Jim. They are watching the resort while we sneak away for a trip. Poe is happy to hang with Opal and Hazel. I will be answering the phone from the road and emails. Nancy and Jim will be welcoming folks to the Cliff and keeping things going while we re... Read more

Excerpt: The Gibson family is having fun on Spring Break and are happy to report we survived the waterslides at the Wisconsin Dells While we are gone I have been getting reports from Poe as to what is going on. He is highly excited as you can see keeping Nancy, Jim and Sue busy spoiling him rotten Poe checking out... Read more

Excerpt: Cliff made his trip out of the basement for Ice Out 2010 Cliff heading back to the lake for Ice Out 2010 Cliff sporting some fancy shades for the 2010 contest. The sun was bright today and they were needed New for 2010 Cliff is going for comfort and has demanded a more comfortable chair this year Rules this... Read more