Black's Cliff Blog

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

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_614" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Poe's winter weather report.... IT IS COLD!"][/caption] Poe would like to report the first sub zero temps last night. [caption id="attachment_615" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Is the lake safe?"][/caption] I probably could have done this test last week but it has been a little busy so Poe and I went down to see if his far back (way... Read more

Excerpt: The Calendar order has been made. Took some fanageling (is that a word?) with Walgreens over 63 dollars in postage. I got them to reduce the postage in half and I can keep the price of 15 for the calendars. I ordered 30 of them and have orders for 21. If anyone else wants one let me know. They should... Read more

Excerpt: Sorry for the delay in the announcement of a winner I was supposed to have it up by 9am on Saturday. We ended up on a hair raising trip down Hwy 70 in snow Saturday morning to get to a Swim Tournament in Phillips by 8:15 am. Roads were terrible and no internet connection. Tournament lasted til 5pm 92 events... Read more

Excerpt: Last call for Calendars. I have them at 25% off at Walgreens. I am making the order email info@blackscliff.com to get on the list. So far I have orders for 20 of them and they should get to you by Christmas. I hope to have them in envelopes and out my door by Friday... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_602" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="How many pounds are on the truck?"][/caption] Ok this is half of the aluminum cans crushed from the last year at the resort. We took them up to sell. Should have done this in August when the price was up today it was 20 cents a lb. Usually it is in the 30's or low 40's... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_595" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="J Walkers"][/caption] A few of the happy deer to see the gun deer season come to an end [caption id="attachment_590" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Time to come out of hiding"][/caption] I was wondering if this 3 some made it through the deer hunt. Not sure where they were hiding but they are back to testing my brakes in... Read more

Excerpt: Why would Steve be running around town with tree parts in his van? He has been spotted pulled off the road by the swamp with an axe in his hand. Luckily no hunters shot him or Olja on their trips to the swamp the last week or so. His advice is if you hear a shot close by just... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_580" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Crow Bar ready for action"][/caption] When the resort gets quiet and nobody around the guys get the crow bar out and holes start appearing [caption id="attachment_582" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Anyone remember this window"][/caption] Anyone remember laying in bed and looking out this window at the lake? You can see Troy or Craig if you have a spot... Read more

Excerpt: A sure sign that ice fishermen have been on the lake is seeing eagles sitting on the ice eating the remains of what the ice fishermen have left behind. These are not the best pictures in the low light of the eagle on Lower Kaubashine but the best my camera was going to give me.Where's the fish? I was missing... Read more

Excerpt: We had a snowy start to Thanksgiving. It piled up more than we expected But it made for great pictures The lake froze over during the weekend I took my usual walk around the resort taking pictures of the families in the resort making their dinners. I caught most of them. The Urbankiak's perfecting sweet potatoes The Mann family... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_568" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Great Hunters from the South Arrive"][/caption] Ready to hunt, orange suspenders and all. The look on their faces is the reason I love to open up our 40 to hunting familes. It provides a safe area to do a little hunting with kids. [caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Hey Dad where are your orange pants?"][/caption] There is... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_555" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Kindling Run"][/caption] With winter closing in and the kindling pile looking a little low (besides the toilet seats from yesterday) it was time to head up to a lumber company and get a truck load of slab left overs to build up the shed supply. Picking through the pile can be a challenge. Most folks take... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_546" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Success at Deer Camp 2008"][/caption] This 8 point along with a doe were taken on the 40 across from the resort. During bow season we had another 8 point taken. Hopefully a couple more doe will be taken in the next few days on the 40. I have not heard yet from our hunting groups that... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_527" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Muskie Bay Frozen Over"][/caption] Stopped at the neighbors and took these pics of Muskie Bay frozen over [caption id="attachment_528" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Entrance to the Bay"][/caption] The main part of the lake that is unfrozen so far can be seen [caption id="attachment_526" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="View on the way home"][/caption]... Read more