Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog
Welcome to the Black's Cliff Resort Blog! Here, we share stories from our lakeside retreat, highlight seasonal events, and offer glimpses into the serene life of Northern Wisconsin's Northwoods. Whether you're planning your next getaway or reminiscing about past visits, our blog provides a window into the experiences that make our resort a cherished destination.
2011 Calendars are Ready
Posted: Nov 27, 2010Excerpt: The featured cover picture for the Black's Cliff 2011 calendar. Plenty more pics can be found inside hopefully covering everything The calendar is 19.99 plus shipping through Walgreens. Give me a call if you want to order with a credit card, I have them sent directly to you through the mail. This week calendars are 30 percent off through... Read more
Frozen Lake
Posted: Nov 24, 2010Excerpt: I have gotten questions wondering if our lake is frozen over. It has been frozen for about a week and a half. Our side was the last to freeze in front of the resort. I am not going walking out on the lake til I see a snowmobile cross it for Tom from Hilltop marking the trail. I expect... Read more
Light snow
Posted: Nov 23, 2010Excerpt: We had rain yesterday which has been followed by a light snow that is continuing to come down. I think it will be a white Thanksgiving, question is will the lake freeze over during the weekend. We do still have a few cabins open if anyone is looking to escape the relatives for the woods Bayview in the light... Read more
Deer Camp 2010
Posted: Nov 22, 2010Excerpt: Deer Camp 2010. The Andrae crew enjoying some time by the fire before heading out in the woods after the big buck this last weekend. Thousands of acres of paper company land are open to public hunting in Hazelhurst. We offer our 2- 40 acre plots for hunting based on seniority at the resort. So far as of Monday... Read more
A Sad Goodbye
Posted: Nov 19, 2010Excerpt: I just learned today that the Oberman family lost Heidi to a 2 year battle with cancer. She will be missed by many including her grandson Ben pictured above. I chose to put a picture of Ben up instead as Heidi loved her Grandchildren and time spent with them. Nothing gave her more joy than watching them spend time... Read more
Can Contest
Posted: Nov 19, 2010Excerpt: That time of year again to clean up all the aluminum cans from the resort and take them in for recycling. We hauled 3 truck loads like this and the question is how many pounds of cans did we collect this year? 5 dollar coupon chip to Hilltop for the closest guesser. Can Amy Hebert the Eastern mathematician pull... Read more
Wow Look what is happening at Winter Park!
Posted: Nov 17, 2010Excerpt: I received this email newsletter from Winter Park and thought I would share. So much good stuff happening out there but the highlight is a return of tubing and better yet a tow rope to get you back up the hill. This should be an awesome thing to do this winter and I can't wait for my first tub... Read more
November is here
Posted: Nov 16, 2010Excerpt: Typical November morning at the lake, no leaves, still lake, and slightly misty ... Read more
First Snow for Mack
Posted: Nov 15, 2010Excerpt: Mack got to experience his first big snow this weekend. This may be the snow that sticks with us all winter looking at the forecast. It ought to make the deer hunters happy next weekend View looking out by Birchwood First big snowball of the season Mack trying to get his mouth around it Hey look what I found... Read more
Are we done yet?
Posted: Nov 12, 2010Excerpt: The earth moving equipment has continued to be be busy at the resort. Today it was a drop of road gravel to smooth out the roads and fill in some of our old septics that are being abandoned after the new ones were installed. With big equipment here we also took some time to remove some stumps Things getting... Read more
Thanksgiving Turkeys and Chickens
Posted: Nov 11, 2010Excerpt: heavytable.com/coon-creek-family-farm-of-mondovi-wi/ The link above will take you to a story about the only organic chicken and turkey farmers we have had come to the resort. Julie and Vince and their boys arrived a few years ago and we swapped rent for chickens and have been doing that ever since. Their birds are top notch and you know they don't have... Read more
Septic Day 2
Posted: Nov 11, 2010Excerpt: Walkway to Shamrock with a small problem The big dig continued today with the drain field being added Drain field being added View from the front door of Shamrock While all that was going on by Shamrock and Kaubashine, Troy and Steve found a new use for our antique wheel barrow. Worked great to move the shower stall over... Read more