Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: My college room mates from UW River Falls arrived for our annual weekend remembering all the crazy times at River Falls and since graduating all our crazy get togethers. Great group of ladies! Jan our fearless red headed leader was the only one missing. Next year Jan. Fun times from Johanna trying to unsnag a fishing pole.... Trying unsuccessfully... Read more

Excerpt: I took these pictures last night arriving back to the resort from picking Jake up at college in Appleton. Spend a day driving through cities and cement jungles and you appreciate this view more Jake being away from the resort for 2 months says he can feel the difference in the air quality between here and the fox valley... Read more

Excerpt: All peaceful on Lower Kaubashine this afternoon. Peeper frogs peeping, loons calling and the hum of mosquitos just hatching can be heard. Time to sit at the bench at the lake an enjoy a few peaceful minutes. No boats on the lake all was quiet... except for loons, frogs and mosquitos Back to work solving the puzzle of where... Read more

Excerpt: These chairs are calling your name. Can you hear it? Back to painting and getting the resort ready for this weekend. We have only 3 cabins left if you heard the call of the chairs. Wildflower, Norway and Red Pine... Read more

Excerpt: If you ask Troy his least favorite job in the spring, hands down, he will tell you straightening the docks and wall. The ice during the winter heaves up some of the pilings that keep the wall and docks in place. In the spring it is time to straighten them Troy is on day 3 of dock straightening with... Read more

Excerpt: It has been some busy days at the resort. Paint has been flying Fresh coat of paint here and there now that the temps have improved Bass Buggy with new furniture and new carpet. Looking good! Looking good. Only problem is in wiring, in the process of reducing the wires on the boat for things we are not using... Read more

Excerpt: The last few days we have been dreaming of summer and green of spring Instead we have been dealing with few days of dreary weather What do you down when frustrated by snow... rent a chipper and clean up brush around the resort. Keeps you warm outside Troy retreated to the office area with his varnish brush working on... Read more

Excerpt: Beautiful 70 degree afternoon and it was time to go to Cedar Falls 10 minutes from the resort to see the muskie's spawning in the water fall. We were not to be disappointed Amazing to get so close to the big fish There are 3 of them in the picture by the rock I caught another one waving his... Read more

Excerpt: Spring is springing around the resort. I wish we had more time to enjoy it but work is calling. Memorial Day Weekend is early this year and we have a resort to get ready The Bass Buggy pontoon has been getting some attention. We had Don and Laura Quackenbush come up to the resort to work on the furniture... Read more

Excerpt: It was time to head out of town for the weekend for a little R and R before the busy resort season starts. Sir Charles looked ready to watch the place and keep an eye on things for us His side kick Abby, is quite a party girl with the local boys but she looked ready to help out... Read more

Excerpt: Troy and I had been watching Cliff all day. I thought the ice would hold for another day or two, but at 4 pm we had to call it. Cliff went down April 8th at 4pm z Cliff takes the plunge Here he was at noon and we were not ready to call it yet. So who are the... Read more

Excerpt: Snow returned again to Lower Kaubashine. I took these pictures Monday morning where the road meets the lake. Enjoy. I believe this will be a calendar picture next year Atleast the snow that came was pretty The maple trees where going a bit overboard with all these up and down temps. We had to go to our big evaporation... Read more