Is Apple's Back Up program still supported in Lion

Since my upgrade to Lion the only problem so far is Back Up, which crashes everytime it tries a scheduled back up of my USB memory stick.

No, it's not. With the impending demise of MobileMe there's no need for Backup. There are plenty of third-party backup utilities to use instead.
Backup Software Recommendations
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
Silver Keeper
Retrospect
Super Flexible File Synchronizer
SuperDuper!
Synchronize Pro! X
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Others may be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore.  Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.

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