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.

Early Morning Fishing

Posted: Oct 05, 2010

Excerpt: I caught Billy Borger fishing in the lake mists. Billy has caught at least 2 muskies this week at last count. This is is favorite time to fish among the mists before anyone is up See you in June Billy.... Read more

Something is Missing...

Posted: Oct 04, 2010

Excerpt: Something is missing from this picture..... big and orange...... Raft broke free and went for a trip into the shoreline Troy going for a walk in the shoreline to rescue the raft. Question is do the wadders leak? Mack was trying to figure out what in the world was Troy doing walking around in the strange green pants Jake... Read more

Warm Colors Across the Lake

Posted: Oct 04, 2010

Excerpt: Warm sunset rays, warming up the colors across the lake The Dunker's from Arizona enjoying the fall colors that they do not see in the desert. Beautiful time of day to head out for a little fishing. The Muskie's have been hitting this week. View off the top of the hill last night... Read more

Views at the lake

Posted: Oct 01, 2010

Excerpt: Beautiful fall afternoon and headed to the lake to snap a few pics of the color Troy's office today with quite a view putting a new roof on the ski shack Enjoying the view while working Lake looking like a colored carpet The brightness of the trees all around is amazing with the blue sky and sun.... Read more

Will it fit out the driveway?

Posted: Sep 30, 2010

Excerpt: We had two huge loads of wood delivered to the resort from a local logger. This logger used a double section truck dropping 14 cords of wood in front of the shed. Question is can we get the big truck and trailer out of the driveway? Analyzing the corners of the driveway to judge if the big truck can... Read more

Gobble Gobble Gobble

Posted: Sep 29, 2010

Excerpt: Looking our at lunch today we had some visitors coming through The big Tom who was happy it was not Thanksgiving Heading off for a tour of the resort A few of the pontoons have made it out of the lake. The color in the volleyball court is something to be seen Boat shed will Craig finish it before... Read more

Round Lake Logging Dam and Covered Bridge

Posted: Sep 28, 2010

Excerpt: We headed out on Hwy 70 to see some color and stop into the Round Lake Rec area to explore the historic Round Lake Logging Dam. This was located about 13 miles down 70 West from Minocqua Info on when the lake was used as a storage spot for logs before shipping them over the dam and down the... Read more

Late Afternoon Color

Posted: Sep 26, 2010

Excerpt: I start to wonder if I can manage to come up with knew interesting leaf pictures, but walking around the resort everyday the leaves change along with the lighting and you see something new to take a picture of. All these pictures were taken between 4 and 5pm when the lightening gets softer from the glare during the middle... Read more

Rain, Rain and more Rain

Posted: Sep 24, 2010

Excerpt: We received a few inches of rain over 24 hours, flooding the parking area around Holiday. Whenever we get a big rain, Lake Black appears in front of Holiday. Troy is trying to open the drain plug under the stairway to drain the lake away. Need a boat to go down the driveway 12 hours later I took this... Read more

Trip to the Bay

Posted: Sep 23, 2010

Excerpt: Headed down to work at Bear Den and brought the camera along to take some color pictures in the bay Mack Came along for the ride as well and could not resist the lake I am not sure how he got in this position or what he was thinking beyond getting a drink of water What are you looking... Read more

Lake Mists and Fall Color

Posted: Sep 22, 2010

Excerpt: The mists and the color were at the lake this morning. Enjoy Now that I have tortured you with pictures of the awesome color, I do have 2 cabins left for this weekend. Beef A Rama is this weekend that everyone should experience once in their life. I hear the pirates are back on the corner by the Belle... Read more

Beef A Rama Video

Posted: Sep 22, 2010

Excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhdxfB2j7qI&feature=related This link will take you to a video of Beef A Rama 2009. It will give you an idea of just how crazy this festival is. Youtube has other videos of Beef A Rama if you search for them... Read more

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