Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: I really do love every month and season in the Northwoods. But there are some months that lend themselves better to the blog than others. November is not one of them. I do love the quiet around the resort after the business of the summer and fall season. These couple of weeks before deer hunting and Thanksgiving are quiet... Read more

Excerpt: My sister posted this post on her facebook page. I thought it was pretty funny and true. Apparently it happened this evening you know you live in the northwoods when: your husband calls from the garage to tell you he is trapped in the garage waiting for a bear to go away. I wish Katie and Bryon had taken a... Read more

Excerpt: Wow what a warm sunny morning for November. We opened the windows and enjoyed a rare 63 degree day. Time to work outside and get all those late fall things done The last of the boats were rolled up on shore and all the rest got a good spraying, need one more person to help stack the green boats..... Read more

Excerpt: What works better than a leaf blower? That would be 2 leaf blowers. Steve was 2 fisting the blowers and it was like a tornado with leaves moving Troy trying to keep up with The Leaf Tornado....... Read more

Excerpt: Time to clean up the boats before winter. One of the few times the power washer comes out. Troy above saying a few foul words trying to get it started... When acorns are combined with a hibernating s quirrel and the engine of the power washer it is not a good thing for Troy's mood. After many foul words... Read more

Excerpt: Happy Halloween from the snowy Northwoods We had some light snows come in Mixed in with the little color we have left Come on up and enjoy the snow with us before it gets too deep. Our rates drop this weekend to our late fall rates. Cabins start at 135/night for 2 bdrs, Birchwood at 155, Shamrock 170, Kaubashine... Read more

Excerpt: Had to make a quick stop at the Bearskin trail in Minocqua. We have set 6 geocaches along the trail and one of them had gone missing. So I chose this cold foggy morning to stop to replace it and shoot some fun pics of a different lake for a change for the blog. The tressel bridge is always... Read more

Excerpt: Who says we don't get into our work. It is fall cleaning time now that it is slowing down a bit. You can't say Olga does not get the corners. I came in the cabin looking for her and heard a voice from the back of the kitchen Amazing how much stuff is really in the cupboards Marcy the... Read more

Excerpt: The sun came out and the Northwoods started melting this afternoon. Internet as lost Friday afternoon along with all cell phone coverage in Hazelhurst from a tower being down. 11pm Friday night we lost electric due to ice on the lines. Between the 2 events the only communication to Black's Cliff was through the cord phone in the kitchen... Read more

Excerpt: It was a beautiful fall day. The Packers were playing Detroit and the first half was enough of a game to see, so off down the road we went on the hunt of a geo cache. We headed to the notorious Camp 9 road that connects to an even more infamous Manhardt Road. No power lines, no houses, dirt... Read more

Excerpt: A very well intentioned family cleaned out their fireplace before leaving Kaubashine this morning. I walked past the bucket seeing they had also cleaned out unburned logs and they were in the bucket and did not doing anything with the bucket. It did not get my attention as I saw the bucket was not next to the cabin. We... Read more

Excerpt: See this truck come in the driveway be ready to enjoy that fresh country air. Nothing like coming to the resort on septic tank day. 15 tanks, 1 truck and a lot of digging. They were supposed to be here Wednesday mid week when we only had 3 cabins, instead Friday was the day, a full house of folks... Read more