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Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_176" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Mists were out this morning making awesome pics"][/caption] Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy! It went below freezing and there was moisture in the air and the lake mists are back [caption id="attachment_177" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Ice on the dock made it a treachorous walk on the dockSunrise on Lower KaubashineMy favorite log in the... Read more

Excerpt: I had this one emailed to me today and had to share. Gives you some perspective and a laugh If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago you would have $49.00 left. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left. But... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_154" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Road to the Resort"][/caption] Parked quickly and snapped this pic to show what it is like to drive down the road to the resort lately. Every day the color has popped more and more [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Vew from Blackwood's dock looking back at the resort"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_155" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="View from Blackwood's dock"][/caption] [caption... Read more

Excerpt: Watching way too much CNN yesterday I needed a little perspective and peace. I headed out the door to find some peace and calm outside. I think I caught that picture below with Birchwood [caption id="attachment_134" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Birchwood looking warm, inviting and peaceful in the changing colors"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_133" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="Colors blooming above Birchwood"][/caption] I took a picture... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_111" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This tree is in mid change with 1/2 of the leaves changed"][/caption] This is the maple tree by Birchwood's porch. We are at about 40% of the trees changing. Hight of color will be in the next week. There is no better time to be at the resort [caption id="attachment_112" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Poe the only victim... Read more

Excerpt: Had a special request for screen saver pics from Paul Zaremba this last weekend. The sunrise cooperated this morning so I took a pic both ways side ways and regular. Enjoy and I will just add it to Paul's bill [/caption] ... Read more

Excerpt: Fritz the winner of our ice out contest 2008 is one of the best Muskie Hunters on Lower Kaubashine next to Jimmy and Al was a having a small problem finding crappie. A blonde happened to over hear his dilemma and whispered in his ear, slip bobber and 12 - 15 feet of water and look what happened Into the... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_64" align="alignnone" width="375" caption="The Lure of the Blackberry"][/caption] It is the end of the blackberry season in the North and we headed off for one last afternoon to pick for Jam. We did not get many rasberries this year so we were eager to fill the freezer with Blackberries. How eager? Eager enough to share the patch with a... Read more

Excerpt: Hello everyone, Bryon Black here. Welcome to the new Birch Bark Blog, the daily online journal of all things related to running and living at Northern Wisconsin's best family-owned and operated four-season resort. I've been testing the new blog for the past month and feel that it is now ready for your reading, and commenting pleasure. That's right. You can... Read more