Canyon Park Cabin

Rent it for a week and you can check out a new spot every night!

Bring the kids out to the woods for a fun and educational day! We’ll help you plan a memorable adventure for your scout troup, church group, or what have you.

We offer lots of options such as camping, hayrides, maple syrup demonstrations, and guided hikes, game day, cook out, stargazing, bird watching and much more.
Contact us with your information and let’s get starting planning a Field Trip to Canyon Park!

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This one’s been a staple since the early days.

Brown some onion and ground beef. Add a little garlic powder, salt and pepper.

Drain off excess grease. Sprinkle on 1-2 Tablespoons of flour and stir 1 minute. Add 1 to 2 cups milk and cook over low heat until thickened.

If you like, add some mushrooms, celery or other veggies when you brown the meat. Substitute ground turkey or chicken for the beef. Add other cooked or canned veggies that you like.

Doesn’t get any easier.

Serve over toast, noodles or rice. Easy to fix over the campfire.

These are the best for a chocolate fix

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Spray 9×9 square pan with vegetable oil spray

• 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup flour

Gently melt butter in large glass bowl

Stir in:

1. sugar and cocoa
2. vanilla and eggs
3. flour
4. additions

Bake 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees. Don’t overbake.

Additions: chopped nuts, chocolate chips, etc

This is from the Hershey’s chocolate cookbook that Mom has.

It’s a fabulously delicious, dark chocolate cake, that is really really easy.

Make it any way you need it - sheet cake, bundt cake, layer cake, cupcake. A real crowd pleaser as a sheet cake with chocolate frosting.

Use a big mixing bowl, electric mixer works fine, not necessary.

Black Magic Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Spray your pan(s) with vegetable spray, dust with cocoa if you really want to

• 1 3/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk, sour milk, or milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup strong black coffee or hot water
• 1 tsp vanilla

Combine dry ingredients, add remaining ingredients and beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Batter will be thin. Pour into greased & floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, cupcakes I’m not sure, until toothpick comes out clean - you can tell when the center is baked, don’t overbake. Cool completely before frosting.

What can I say? Perfection. No frosting needed. Great just plain.

I don’t recommend trying this at home, but it is also tasty with butter or cream cheese. Well, it is . . . I’m just sayin . . .I tried it This One Time

The deer have been browsing in the gardens and the yard all around the house this winter. Their tracks criss-cross the yard and their trails are easy to follow in the woods.
The turkeys wander down the driveway occasionally, and it’s a hoot to watch them. We must watch out the window quietly, even a little noise will send them scattering.
I surprised a downy woodpecker who was soaking up the sun on the gravel road. The temp was a balmy 10 degrees, after our -17degrees on Monday, our bright February sun feels warm.

I spotted an Eagle soaring high above the Military Ridge today. We often see them in January and February when they gather to feed in open waters on the Wisconsin River. The river is 10 miles to the north and the birds hunt in a wide range when the weather is good.
It’s so exciting to see them, because they were nearly extinct when we were growing up. Earlier in the day, I had been hoping to spot an eagle, because it’s the right time of year and the right kind of day. So when I saw his feathers glistening in the sun, I waved and hollered to him. I swear he gave me a little dip of his wing in reply!