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.
Raven Trail Single Track Mountain Biking Course
Posted: Sep 16, 2010Excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WtxuPdziqY The above link will take you to a video of the single track mountain biking course on the Raven Trail in Minocqua. Most people who have mountain bikes have never taken them for what they were built for Single Track. Check out the video. It was shot by Bryon and his friends who created the course out on the... Read more
Clear Lake to the Raven Trail
Posted: Sep 15, 2010Excerpt: It was a beautiful afternoon and time to go enjoy some local trails. We headed to Clear Lake beach on County J to catch this trail that leads to the back end of the Raven Trail. This trail pops out on the red loop of the Raven Trail. After we were done hiking and I talked to Katie she... Read more
Roofing
Posted: Sep 15, 2010Excerpt: Cabins are all full and Craig has some time on his hands and an air compressor... what does that mean.... his eyes turned to the boat shed and wood shed.. 4 layers of roofing started to be peeled back. The first layer was the original put on in 1918 Analyzing the layers. The original layer was from the Keith's... Read more
Quiet Sunset...?
Posted: Sep 13, 2010Excerpt: I saw the sunset on the lake was amazing and headed down to the lake to take some pictures of the pink sky. Little did I know the sunset was taking 2nd fiddle to the fish being caught at the lake. These 2 were having fun with bluegills or anything else that would bite and enjoying the sunset Meanwhile... Read more
Yertle the Turtle Controversial Finding
Posted: Sep 12, 2010Excerpt: We had a controversial Yertle the Turtle finding. These 2 cousins Samantha and Kiya proudly came up carrying Yertle for their picture I found out however that they had secret info on his location from the original finders, their cousins Harrison and Savannah and brothers Ben and Cole who went to all 4 GPS spots to get the clues... Read more
Stripping at Black's Cliff
Posted: Sep 11, 2010Excerpt: Been a lot of stripping going on around the resort, furniture stripping. This old cabinet had many layers of white led based paint stuck to it. After many hours working on it, it still has cracks and crevices to clean out Sophisticated tools of the trade. Back to work, it will be fun to see how this cabinet works... Read more
Lake Mists are Back!
Posted: Sep 09, 2010Excerpt: Walked down to the lake to catch the lake mists this morning. Enjoy the pictures I like the reflection of the clouds in the lake with the mists I took this same picture yesterday and the change in the scenery with the leaves is amazing More pictures like these to come as the lake slowly cools off from summer... Read more
Fall is in the Air
Posted: Sep 08, 2010Excerpt: With temps in the 60's during the day and 40's at night it definitely is feeling like fall. Spots of color can be spotted here and there if you look closely With a bit of rain coming down on Tuesday it was time to get the boats cleaned out. Sunshine seems to be breaking up the clouds Woodpecker making... Read more
Labor Day Weekend Fun
Posted: Sep 05, 2010Excerpt: I challenged these twins to get close together for a picture. The pictures taken as they get ready for their pic were fun. I am ready I am READY! ME: You need your brother, remember this was a twin brother shot Oh yeah.... Oh I was supposed to be in the picture too? ME: Yes! Oh well be right... Read more
Wildlife Pictures
Posted: Sep 04, 2010Excerpt: One of my bow hunters has his cam set out on our 40 again. He caught this great picture of a fawn coming up to look at the camera I love this porcupine and doe squaring off. I think the porkie has the upper hand. Thanks Wade for the great pictures... Read more
Tumbling Down....
Posted: Sep 02, 2010Excerpt: A quiet week at the resort without guests in some areas means Craig starts looking to the sky at dead trees. They picked this tricky dead birch between out house and Kaubashine. Odds on hitting the house 50 - 50 Discussing and tightening up the come a long Notice Craig picking up his feet, tree is not far behind... Read more
Quiet Morning on Lower Kaubashine
Posted: Sep 01, 2010Excerpt: View off the hill this morning. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the quiet Mac sneaking in the picture.. wondering where all the excitement at the beach has gone. School started today and he is definitely noticing how quiet the resort and our house is this morning ... Read more