Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: If you did not notice there have not been any new blog entries this week. That is because Troy and I headed off on vacation and left Chris and Amanda Moran in charge of the resort and Mack. Chris was ready to cook maple syrup for us if the trees went nuts while we were gone. Thankfully it was... Read more

Excerpt: Our lake has been popping and snapping with the change in temps from melting to freezing. It has started to shift like plate tectonics. The power of the ice to move and destroy docks is something we have not had happen in many years. Usually our smaller docks get moved around a little and we jet them back into place... Read more

Excerpt: It is March, things melt, freeze, melt and freeze again. That is what has happened to the lake. The top melted again and refroze and there is one benefit to this. Ice skating is great. You can see in the distance someone who could not resist skating across the lake Steve and Penny out enjoying the lake A little... Read more

Excerpt: Late afternoon and we headed out for a walk on the blue trail. The snow is not deep enough for snowshoes at the moment so it was a nice walk in the woods with the dog Dog checking out all the smells on the way Made it out the outlook at the bog Tracks of this and that headed... Read more

Excerpt: Spring is a great time to come up north. The water falls of the Black River are amazing this time of the year through May Here is a link to info on the falls. https://midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/outdoors_recreation/snowshoeing/black_river_michigan.html Our cabins are at the lowest rates of the year from now till May 24th starting at 130/night Give a call and spend Spring Break... Read more

Excerpt: We had warm temps the last few days and the maple trees have started flowing. I took this picture before the rain on Monday. We have lost lots of snow but have a major snow storm coming with 9 inches to a foot on Thursday into Friday so winter is not over yet. The maple trees are waking up... Read more

Excerpt: We have stayed cold enough to keep our snow and the lake is safely frozen for now. We are headed up to 40's for the next few days starting tomorrow. Hopefully we hold on to enough snow for folks to play in after that as it seems winter is not done looking at the forecast for last week of... Read more

Excerpt: It was a beautiful weekend in the Northwoods. Blue skies and great snow. Everyone was playing in the snow There was much joy in the discovery of the dog park by PackMan he was jumping for joy We were jumping for joy this weekend too as our son Grant qualified for the state swim meet in Madison next Friday... Read more

Excerpt: We have had fresh snow added to what we already had on the ground. It makes for some great time to enjoy the snow. Mack was playing king of the snow pile We had ice fishermen up this last weekend. They shared their perch catch picture with me. They reported also catching a nice northern but no picture of... Read more

Excerpt: We held on to our snow and are slowly building it back up with snow here and there. Looks like some fun weeks of snow play ahead Our skating rink has just about recovered from the warmer temps. The top melted and right now has refrozen. We were giving letting it sit over the week letting the surface ice... Read more

Excerpt: The Tungett sisters, Eleanor and Linda at the horse shoe tournament this summer in honor of their Dad, Roy. The Tungetts are one of our many families that date back over generations spending 50 plus years at the resort. Linda sent me some fun pictures from the summer of 1963 Linda and little Eleanor swimming in Lower Kaubashine. They... Read more

Excerpt: We had the Randel family up this weekend. It was a warm weekend and icy but they did a great job finding stuff to keep their girls busy. Ice skating, sledding in Lake Tomahawk at the town park, building a snowman and trying out the pinball game in the office where their high lights. It was not a perfect... Read more