Black's Cliff Resort's Birch Bark Blog

The projects, chores, and life of a family-owned, Northern Wisconsin resort.

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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. There is more Blaze orange in this picture than a Cabbella’s store It is the only time of […]

What is going on….not much…  what you see is what the Northwoods has going on LIttle Blog vacation is being declared, no new posts til Monday. Any problems see Jamie and Nathan in Birchwood or Poe Coming soon The Birchbark Blog 2009 calendar is under production stay tuned

Steve waited for the take out through ice to take his ride in the ski boat.  Yes that is ice you see in the bay.  We never seem to get the boats all out without using a ice breaker in the bay at Hilltop.  I think the guys need to watch the movie Titanic for […]

This will be the last time we see the sun for a few days.  Snow rain and sleet is on the way, typical November weather. Can you feel the change coming? Couple of congratulations To Captain Dave Tungett who is retiring his captainship in the Navy on his ship this weekend.  Craig and the rest […]

I was working on the other side of the resort and was hollered at to grab my camera and come to the playground.  I arrived to much head scratching and mutters of opppssss It was tree demo day at the resort with guests and guest’s cars around as targets so the guys had the chain […]

What I went through for this picture..  I saw this buck a couple of days ago and did not have the camera along.  This morning I spotted him by the garage at Blackwood.  He was quietly walking slowly through the woods.  I stopped in the worse section of Lower Kaubashine in the curves and pulled […]

In a true show of bipartisan cooperation we reached across party lines!  Sarah and I will be working after Tuesday to bring the two sides together.  Sarah and I both say get out and vote

For those old Black’s Cliff resort folks, the above picture will bring back some of your favorite summer memories.  This boat dates back to 1950’s when Maynard bought it as the first and only Black’s Cliff Ski Boat.  It pulled more first time skiers than the Minocqua Bats ever have.  Kids were no problem the […]

Olja looking to Steve for a little help.  What happens when you adopt a reformed Bear Hunting hound dog and try to teach her not to chase everything. Olja fell off the wagon and went on a chase and came up with about 20 quills in her nose and lips.  Stick to rabbits and red […]

Jim and Nancy made it up for a visit this fall.  They love the area and spent a great week driving around on all the back roads looking at the wildlife and colors.  Nancy loves deer and had always heard my stories about the ___ deer coming in and eating out pumpkins by the house […]