Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: The guy who took down our big pine last week sent me some more pictures from up above that I wanted to share. This one is neat looking down at Wigwam with the crane coming down the driveway. Gives you a birds eye view of the resort we do not get to see View from the pine looking out... Read more

Excerpt: Happy 4th of July. We got an early start to the festivities with our annual horseshoe tournament at Hilltop. Just about the entire resort was entered The ringing of shoes... or the ringing of trees being hit could be heard. Some are better throwers than others Intense competition playing to 11 Roy Tungett the originator of the tournament could... Read more

Excerpt: Everyone in the resort this morning jumped out of bed, to a thunderbolt striking the big pine between Muskie and Birchwood. Thankfully everyone was ok after the ambulance and firetrucks left the driveway. It will be sad to loose this tree but we will have to have it removed. 2 TV's, all the TV boosters and the entire internet... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a stormy week on the lake. When the sun is out you get down to the lake to enjoy summer. When the storms roll in time to head in. I took this about an hour before a deluge of rain Crappies have been biting. The spawn is at an end and it looks like a good... Read more

Excerpt: Summer has arrived and the blue dock is the place to be. Gloria and Linda in their spots that they claim every Sunday morning after arriving to catch up on everything that happened during the year. Murry had her spot in the shade The McLinden family brought up their hammock to create the perfect spot next to the lake... Read more

Excerpt: Throw back Thursday pic of the day. This one is from the rec room in the basement in the rocking and rolling days of the juke box. I am not sure who is in the pic maybe someone can identify. Good times were always had in the rec room. Speaking of good times I ran into a resident of... Read more

Excerpt: Summer is here, school is out both elementary, high school and college and time to play on the water. Jake and Grant out hanging on the new paddle boards showing why these are fun to try out Someone always ends up in the water Hey want is that in the water ahead of us? Not a submarine headed by... Read more

Excerpt: We took time away from the resort to experience the newest best thing in Minocqua the ZipLine. I did a high ropes course 25 years ago at camp Saint Croxi in Hudson Wisconsin. I always was interested in doing it again. I am not a lover of heights and hate going on the roof of cabins so I was... Read more

Excerpt: The Doering family is having a great time fishing this week. This nice Northern was one of many they caught this week. Their fishing report is the bass are biting like crazy but throwing them all back out of season. One of the many bass they caught and threw back. This one came in at 19 inches. Now one... Read more

Excerpt: Katie has been raiding my dad's 50's and 60's slides. Take a trip back in time today. Somethings change and some remain the same Craig clinking the old row boats. Sinking them to get the wood to swell and taring up the holes. I am glad we do not have to do this anymore Maynard my grandfather fixing something... Read more

Excerpt: View off Jack's landing this morning. Birds are chirping and sun is out. Beautiful early spring day This pic is for all those regulars who hang on Jack's Landing in the mornings sipping coffee and enjoying the view. You know who you are out there Cedar Swing waiting for someone to come by and sit.... Did I mention I... Read more

Excerpt: 1 day of getting ready and setting up for the craft fair in Torpy Park and 2 days of a craft fair ment not a lot of time to take pictures. It was a long winter and I did not realize how long til I unpacked all the socks and fingerless texting gloves and actually looked at the amount... Read more