Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: Seeing the weather reports the last few days for next weekend was not encouraging, but it looks like it might be ok. Rain may stay away and we can keep more of our snow and maybe pick up some, depending on temps. I copied below from www.johndee.com my favorite weather site for the midwest. Check out John's site for... Read more

Excerpt: This has got to be the funniest icefishing shack I have seen in awhile. It is parked on Lake Minocqua in front of SaveMore this week I am wondering if they also have a potty as an amenity in the shack. This guy sure looks like he is looking for one. Who was the guy who got swallowed by... Read more

Excerpt: Winter is in full swing in the northwoods Lots of fun is being had in the snow and made into snow We have a big storm coming in Monday calling for about a foot of snow. That should make it the best conditions of the witner So far we are 1/2 full for the January 27th weekend so give... Read more

Excerpt: I went out to see what the guys were up to and saw Steve's Jetta up on the blocks. This car has over 300,000 miles and Steve prides himself in being able to keep it going. Although the noise it has been making lately has been enough to wake the dead All I saw were 2 legs sticking out... Read more

Excerpt: Ted and Mark arrived this week to help with getting the summer wood supply split up. They had a harrowing trip from Washington DC mid week with the big storm. Numerous delays at Dulles, OHare... all flights from O'Hare to Wausau canceled... rented car driven through 6 hours of a driving snowstorm to arrive in nowhere. This was Mark's... Read more

Excerpt: Cold Christmas break day on Lower Kaubashine. What to do? Enjoy the skating rink while it lasts The best way to skate. Lake skates, cross country ski boots clipped into a ski binding on a blade. Feet are warm and comfortable. Not a pinched toe or blister ever!! My idea of skating While we were getting ready to do... Read more

Excerpt: No inspiring pictures today, so I headed into the old pictures folder for those of you who like these old pics. This one is of Maynard with his pet deer Susie Loving this old car. What I would not give to have it to drive to town on errands This car is not bad either. Maynard in the front... Read more

Excerpt: We spent our New Year out at Squirrel Hill (Winter Park) sledding down the big hill. They open the hill up for sledding one night only all year and we all went to enjoy it. Half of Minocqua was there with us shivering and slidding. Fun night. We were going to head to Camp 10 for some down hill... Read more

Excerpt: Poe would like to report that light snow is falling in the Northwoods. It has been a light and steady snowfall that has covered the ground. Conditions look great for heading off and playing in the woods or digging through the snow to hide a pig's ear For those who can not get enough of the snow falling on... Read more

Excerpt: It took me 20 minutes to chisel my car out of the ice, sleet, rain and snow that was encrusted on the windshield. Even after all that I did not have it all off the hood and side windows. I chanced it up to Moto Mart for coffee this morning. Steve was still closed for the holidays at Lifespring... Read more

Excerpt: We did get a little rain on top of our snow this morning. It has been light and we are supposed to get cold and snow on top of it this afternoon and evening. X Country trails should be fine and dandy. They will be grooming and when the cold comes in the conditons should be great. I am sure... Read more

Excerpt: Grandma Millie used to serve these lovely green cookies. I never understood why anyone liked them until I tried them as an adult this year. Taking a bit of them and having the Creme De Menthe is guaranteed to take the edge off any family Christmas. Just hand them a few Creme De Menthe Bon, Bons and see them all... Read more

Excerpt: Merry Christmas from our family to yours. The great Christmas storm of 2009 hit and we spent the day plowing and shoveling out. We got about 7 inches or so new snow on top of what we already had. We did receive over night some sleet/rain but not enough to damage the snow we have. The trails in the... Read more

Excerpt: Yes!! The Mac and the blog are talking in unison!!! I have found my picture files and have Iphoto and exporting to files figured out!! I will work on the size of pics next. Snow on the ground. I have seen ice fishermen out and the local elementary school has a parking lot full of snowmobiles from the 12... Read more

Excerpt: How much snow do we have? Enough, to need a sled to move a big chunk of snow for a snow fort Snow formations coming off the roof Next summer's pine wood for firepits waiting to be chopped The start of a pile for resort wood for Ted and Mark in January Steve and Troy have made a dent... Read more

Excerpt: Woods looking full of snow and tracks in the snow What were the tracks in the snow? No idea, pretty sure they were not Poe looking for a place to use I think this pic depicts the amount of snow in the woods pretty good. Not a ton but plenty to play in. The storm at the end of... Read more

Excerpt: My favorite pic of the day. We got an additional 5 inches of snow last night and this morning. The trees were loaded and it was beautiful to look out off the hill at the snow still coming down through the pines. Good news is our problems with our plow truck are on the way to being fixed. Truck... Read more

Excerpt: The Black's Cliff 2010 Calendar can still be ordered in time for Christmas. It is 25 % off this week. They are regularly 19.99 plus shipping and handling through Walgreens. If you are interested give me a call with your credit card. I can make this order anytime even into January as I do it on an individual basis... Read more

Excerpt: I warned ya, the conversion and swearing has commenced. I do like the new Mac, just figuring out all the bells and whistles plus Christmas Shopping and getting cabins ready for Christmas has been a challenge. I will have more time tomorrow, Thursday, to figure out my pictures on to the Mac to do some uploads. In the end the... Read more

Excerpt: Ok, laugh all you want... why a picture of a boot and nothing else? I took 4 pics this morning this being one of them to experiment with loading on to the Mac, editing, figuring out what folder they were in on the Mac, resizing them for the blog, and finally uploading them. Somewhere in the exporting of them... Read more