Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Jenny and Troy, Thank you guys so much for Black's Cliff and Bear's Den Lodge!! It was SO WONDERFUL!! We loved every second of it! I could not wait to tell family and friends how much fun we had up there and how flexible you guys are! Already, I have given out your info to two of my co-workers and... Read more

Excerpt: There is a reason that I have fireplace rules posted next to each fireplace. There is a reason that there are metal buckets placed all over the resort for people to put fireplace ashes in This would be the reason. Folks in Norway thought the ashes were cold and put them in a bag on the porch. I do... Read more

Excerpt: Cool nights we temps going down to 29 tonight ment a perfect night for a campfire and the 1st smores of the summer. Motto of any campfire, build it and they will come. Never fails if a fire is built it is a magnet of hungry kids looking for marshmellos and adults looking to stare at mesmorizing coals. Build... Read more

Excerpt: Picture taken this morning of fishermen at the sunken island. From their talking I was over hearing that the fish were biting Over on the shoreline I found Jimmy and Fritz catching crappies. Their commnet was "Al where are you?" My comment was "Hey where are you guys staying:)" In what Craig has claimed is the buy of the... Read more

Excerpt: Nothing too terribly exciting going on in the Northwoods with the rain the last few days. The new garden by the sandbox was looking happy to get rain Lilies of the Valley ready to bloom with the new rain That is as exciting as it gets in the Northwoods today....... Read more

Excerpt: It is raining today and the inspiration to take pictures is not there. So instead I thought I would include info about the coolest way to see Lake Minocqua Bayview Lodge across from Save More Foods, on the shores of Lake Minocqua, gave me info on their Lake Minocqua boat tours. They have an enclosed electric boat with comfy sofas... Read more

Excerpt: A friend of mine caught this picture of a brand new baby fawn on County Y about 10 minutes from the resort. I am sure mama was not far away... Read more

Excerpt: Memorial Day Weekend means one thing, the Pink Monkey Party is in full swing. Savannah is the leader of the Pink Monkey Revolution. Monkeys, monkeys everywhere What happens at a Pink Monkey Party you ask.. You will have to attend to learn the secrets. There is a little Pink Monkey in all of us we just have to find it... Read more

Excerpt: Memorial Day Weekend has arrived along with a few of the Ice Out 2009 runners up. The prize for the runners up is a 5 dollar token to Hilltop's Rathskellar. Cliff came out to make an appearance to deliver a couple fo the tokens Cliff sneaking up on an unsuspecting winner Marie Voight (better known as Oma) receiving her... Read more

Excerpt: I heard the engines firing up down at the beach as I was heading out with a bucket of paint. Rob my guest photographer thankfully took a minute to capture the launching of the Raft version 2.0. The raft broke loose from its first anchor last week and has spent a week anchored down at Holiday and Norway til... Read more

Excerpt: Hi Jenny, >> >> I'm not sure if you remember me or my family, but my name is Patrick >> Schmick.....our family had vacationed at your family's beautiful resort >> for >> close to 20 years. In fact, we loved the Northwoods so much my parents >> purchased a property so they could spend more time up there. >> >>... Read more

Excerpt: I have 3 cabins left for Memorial Day Weekend, Shamrock, Norway and Bear Den. They are 3 and 4 bdrs, I will book them to smaller groups for the same price as a 2bdr. So if you need to get out of town this weekend give a call. Weather says it should be beautiful highs in the lower 70's If... Read more