Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: It was a snowy day in the Norrthwoods. This tree across the lake has become one of my new favorite pic to take. Still stuck with the old Cannon Point and shoot. Precision Camera from Best Buy called to tell me they are still waiting on a part for my camera that they smashed when I sent it in... Read more

Excerpt: I noticed a strange amount of smoke coming from Birchwood.. I have given the guys a green light to start working on their remodeling project and then I see smoke coming from the chimney.... I was almost afraid to step in the cabin to see what they were up to Before stepping in the cabin I took this picture... Read more

Excerpt: Our friend Cliff looks like he is sleeping in the sun today. Remember that there is just a week left to get in on the guessing for when Cliff will take the plunge into Lower Kaubashine in Ice Out 2011. All entries are due by March 14th in my mail box It was a great weekend once again for... Read more

Excerpt: Take 2 bored kids on a cool spring day with snow still on the ground. Give them power tools and find a tree and see what happens Carefully lining up the hole and boring in about 2 inches with a 5/8ths drill The tree will heal itself creating its own type of bandage. This is one of our bigger... Read more

Excerpt: Yep we got a little bit of snow yesterday and getting a little bit more today. It should be enough to get the Lakeland Loppet race off at Winter Park this weekend Who signed me up for this contest? Cliff looking relaxed and ready to take on whatever March throws at him. Even took off his hat in protest... Read more

Excerpt: This is what happens when the guys are loose in a cabin. Tool after tool after tool.... Getting the walls back up I got called into the cabin to "Help" again... I was put in a very important role, being in charge of the buckets... All I heard from the guys was "You think those buckets are strong enough... Read more

Excerpt: Ice Out 2011 is here. Cliff has returned to the ice. Once again guesses must be in my mail box by March 14th with 5 dollars. Guess the correct day that Cliff will sink in the depths of Lower Kaubashine. Half of the pot will go to the winner or winners to split and the other half will once... Read more

Excerpt: Saw Horses set up means one thing.. Construction has started Notice safety is job one at Black's Cliff. Nobody would leave the power in the middle of their workspace where it would possibly get cut.. Olja would like to thank Steve for finding a job that is inside and she can have a nice comfy rug to watch him... Read more

Excerpt: Here is the problem... See the size of the door... how to get a shower through this door? Answer to the problem.. go through the screen. Will it work? Heave Ho, I hope you made room for it. Did Craig think of how to get this in the cabin when finding the "Good Deal" on it this summer.... Just... Read more

Excerpt: Destruction in Wigwam is continuing. Missing picture is Steve going in Wigwam yesterday with a chainsaw to take out a wall. How did I miss this picture and nobody let me know what was going on is beyond me... Troy said he had to leave the cabin and could not watch.. he could have let me know though.. disasters... Read more

Excerpt: I held the guys back as long as I could with their crowbars but today was the day they got let loose on Wigwam's bathroom. So you see the gleam in Steve's eye with a crowbar in hand. Walls were flying and holes being made. Missing picture was Steve man handling the old shower out the bathroom door Troy... Read more

Excerpt: Stopped by Katie's house and her horses had something to say about this winter. Gulliver above's opinion was skip the cold and bring on the snow. He is tired of frozen water tanks but loves the entertainment of watching Katie and Bryon try to unthaw them Maggie is tired of her winter coat and ready to start shedding it... Read more

Excerpt: You have heard of Union Busting going on in Madison (yes that is what is going on).. in The Nort we have something else going on.. No that is not a silhouette of Governor Scott Walker it is our own buster... It is The Tunnel Buster See a tunnel... see a kid go in the tunnel.. must get in... Read more

Excerpt: How much snow did we get... what an insult!!! We went from 8... then 7... then 5... then 4... and this is the pathetic amount of snow we got. Wausau just an hour south is buried and this is what we got! Apparently dry air above evaporated our snow along with high pressure. We refer to snow as white... Read more

Excerpt: Hey those guys sitting on buckets are back. Ice fishermen dress in all sorts of garb. I asked what was with the bright colors and he said it was so his wife could spot him out on the lake Sun peaking through. The snow total for later today and tomorrow has been adjusted to 5 inches. Come on Mother... Read more

Excerpt: Mack headed out on the lake to investigate how the Cikowski crew was doing ice fishing. What is with these guys sitting on the lake? Running into our first icefishing hole. Mack was definitely interested in what it was all about Nice crappie and bluegill found. The crappie came up white and had turned back to its natural colors... Read more

Excerpt: After 50 degree temps yesterday, today was overcast, foggy and drizzely. Lower Kaubashine showing melting snow. I do not think this is the end of winter looks like next weeks forecast has snow in it to get us back on track but for now snow activities are on hold. It still is pretty though see below Hillside showing snow... Read more

Excerpt: This is the National Weather Service forecast. Sounds like winter is not over and we may be back online by next weekend for playng in the snow! Check out www.johndee.com he has interesting things to say too about the storms NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 314 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 .SHORT TERM...TNGT AND FRI. PLENTY OF FCST... Read more

Excerpt: Sunrise this morning. These are raw pictures with no editing or color manipulation. It was that pretty of a sunrise. All taken with my point and shoot Cannon as I wait for the UPS truck to appear in the driveway with my good camera repaired again. The little point and shoot did pretty good this morning I see the... Read more

Excerpt: For those wondering what happened the last few days to the blog, the server we had it on expired. My web guru and brother in law Bryon had moved most of Black's Cliff website to a new sever last summer. Due probably to what a pain it is to transfer as many files and pictures as the blog now has... Read more