Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_810" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Very Frozen Lake Superior"][/caption] We headed up to Washburn this weekend along Lake Superior, where some coach decided it was a good idea to sign up for a basketball tournament in January. Grumble Grumble..... The sights along the way made up for a early morning drive. I took this picture just outside of Ashland, Washburn is... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_805" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="New Trail Groomer"][/caption] Cross County Cruisers just purchased a new groomer for the snowmobile trails. I figured there were a few nonsnowmobilers out there that just might wonder what a trail groomer looks like [caption id="attachment_801" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="John the Groomer Guy, aka Steve's neighbor John the hardware guy"][/caption] With a hot coffee from Steve, John... Read more

Excerpt: Poe and I had a few minutes to kill and a camera so off we went to see what we could see around the resort. Started out by Shamrock where the squirrels have several winter burrows. Deserted resort and light snow falling, eerily quiet. We started to keep an eye on the tracks in the snow. My guess is... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_783" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Cold Morning"][/caption] Temps went subzero last night and it was hard to head out the door this morning. All the smoke stacks were chugging out smoke this morning. [caption id="attachment_784" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="View at the Elementary School"][/caption] How do you know it is winter and the trails are in good shape? Check out the parking lot... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_778" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Front Slope"][/caption] We took some time this weekend to head over to Camp 10 downhill ski area about 40 minutes from the resort between Rhinelander and Tomahawk. I had heard of this for years but never done it. Most folks head up to Ironwood and Hurley for down hill a little over and hour away. Camp... Read more

Excerpt: Looks like we have some white stuff coming in. Figures when the plow truck is acting up Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph. Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 23. East southeast wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_773" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The mighty fishermen arrived and who caught the fish... Austin"][/caption] Rumor has it the nice big walleye seen in the picture was caught by Austin who will be guiding on Lower Kaubashine soon [caption id="attachment_774" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Nice Catch!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_772" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The rest of the catch"][/caption] One of the smaller northerns they kept had... Read more

Excerpt: Why no blog entries lately.... would you believe me if I said we had been fending off a Republican Guard take over by Storm Troopers. Called in the Jedi and Obiwan and they have been driven off I drive past his tree eveyday and with the fresh snow looks like it is saying something or something out of the... Read more

Excerpt: Steve took this picture at New Years of fight super moon through the trees Happy New Year! Around the resort we had Troy's ice candles burning creating a small amount of warmth in the cold temps We spent the weekend getting 200 spring, summer and fall confirmation letters ready to send out. They are headed out in Tuesdays mail... Read more

Excerpt: Sometimes I wonder if anyone is out there reading the blog or if they really need one more picture of trees and snow and then I get a nice card like this from someone that does not even stay at the resort but just checks in to see what is going on at the lake and the Northwoods Hi Jenny... Read more

Excerpt: Grant put this bird house on our deck yesterday so it had no snow on it before we got this nice fluffy fresh 2 inches of snow yesterday and last night. It was more than enough snow to make hwy 51 hard to drive on at 9:30 after a basketball game last night I think this picture of my... Read more

Excerpt: Finally made it to Radio Shack to get a new camera cord. Christmas seems to have eaten up my old one... Finally getting to upload a few pics from the storm on Friday [caption id="attachment_738" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Favorite Pic"][/caption] I like the perspective of this picture. I looked through the juncture of a tree at a huge Red Pine on... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_718" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Merry Christmas"][/caption] It feels a lot like Christmas in the Northwoods. Families have started to arrive to enjoy the holidays. [caption id="attachment_721" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The Dunton Family and Bandit too"][/caption] John and Maureen and their girls have decked out Norway complete with a beautiful Christmas tree. Maureen's family has long ties to the Cliff. Her dad... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_708" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Following the snowplow down the road"][/caption] The snow plow was making the snow fly down Lower Kaubashine. The last few days have led to enough snow to stop Grandpa Gibson from leaving. He finally made it off this morning. The snow has given us plenty to play in [caption id="attachment_705" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Snow hill at MHLT... Read more

Excerpt: I had all of the calendars from my 1st order spoken for and have had a few more requests. I am going to make a 2nd order tonight. Anyone want any? They are 18 each for one calendar and if I am shipping more than one 15. Send me an email at info@blackscliff.com by tonight... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_679" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="-10 below looking out the window through the frost"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_680" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Sunrise in the pines"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_681" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="View from between the lakes"][/caption] I had to stop in at a neighbor's plowing and snuck down to take this picture. I was right between the big part of the lake and the smaller side... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_694" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="What is this?"][/caption] Cutting edge fishing technology in a bucket. What is in this bucket could change fish cleaning forever.... The inside of this wonder machine. I thought it looked like an ice cream maker. Grandpa Gibson saw this in action last winter on a lake to the south and took all the dimmensions and spent... Read more

Excerpt: When there is snow on the walkway on Monday morning it is time to go back inside and light a fire We still have openings for both this weekend and Thanksgiving. Save More does a wonderful job on a pick it up Thanksgiving dinner if anyone wants to make their life very easy and escape the relatives... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_660" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Lower Kaubashine with fresh snow"][/caption] Heading back from coffee and plowing out Steve Sunday morning Lower Kaubashine was a picture post card with the pines loaded with wet sticky snow [caption id="attachment_661" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="2 figures spotted in the snow"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_658" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Grandpa Gibsona nd Troy drilling the 1st holes of the season"][/caption] Setting... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_631" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Take a trip back in time with Maynard and Millie "]/[/caption] Do to the fact that I can't think of anything to take a picture of or write about it is time to pull out the old pics. So enjoy the pics from Black's Cliff from the 50's and 60's. John the Groomer guy tells me... Read more