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 Skiing, Wednesday
Posted: Jan 18, 2017Excerpt: Temps in the upper 30's and great snow it was time for Troy and I to put our skis on. So far we have avoided all the rain everyone got to the south. The snow is still in good shape. We are going to be warm the next few days. Hoping the snow pack hangs in there. I think... Read more
International Hockey
Posted: Jan 17, 2017Excerpt: We had a bunch of the local foreign exchange students stop by with our boys to play hockey. We had the countries of France, Norway and Germany represented on the ice. Most of them had skated but never played hockey before. Christian from Norway guaranteed me the ice in Norway is slicker than the ice here. I caught this... Read more
Lots of Snow
Posted: Jan 11, 2017Excerpt: We had a lot of snow come down last night. 8 plus inches of new snow and more coming as I type. It is definitely winter in the Northwoods. We have one cabin left for this weekend if you want to come up to play Mach objects to Penny hogging the blog yesterday and insisted on being in the... Read more
Flakes
Posted: Jan 10, 2017Excerpt: The flakes are flying today. These two flakes were enjoying the 5 - 8 inches of snow we are receiving today. It is all fun to them. This will be one of the best weekends to enjoy the winter this weekend. Give a call if you need to be a flake too in the snow like these two Other... Read more
Time to Cut Some Wood
Posted: Jan 09, 2017Excerpt: The bitterly cold temps have gone away for now and it is time to get some wood cut. The woodshed is almost empty on one side. Steve eyed up this oak to drop almost on top of the wood pile to start out the cutting and chopping The axe is ready And the wood splitter is warmed up. I... Read more
Fun Piece of History
Posted: Jan 05, 2017Excerpt: Steve has been working in Craig's basement on some signs and stumbled across this interesting piece of history. The Keith's who built the resort in 1918 and sold it to Maynard in 1946 made this great paper. They were commenorating the building of the Barbecue Pit that is still in the front yard today. I had not seen this... Read more
Cold But Fun Things To Do
Posted: Jan 04, 2017Excerpt: It was a cold sunrise this morning of 0 degrees. I took this picture through my warm window. Staying inside today where it is warm with a fire We always get asked what is a good fish fry? We usually not get out much on Fridays as we usually have check ins or check outs we are waiting on... Read more
Fun on the Lake
Posted: Dec 31, 2016Excerpt: Everyone was headed to the lake for New Years Eve. The temps were nice and the ice is awesome! The Volbrect Family was having a great time on the ice rink playing hockey Thanks to them for getting their boys to pause long enough to take a quick picture The ice was nice enough they could skate all the... Read more
Frozen Over
Posted: Dec 27, 2016Excerpt: We did get some rain Christmas weekend but not as much as to the south. Our snow pack is holding up and now it is cold again Rain was a good thing for the ice rink. It is in good shape just needs to be brushed off Even Mack was out on the lake and when he is you... Read more
Skating Rink
Posted: Dec 23, 2016Excerpt: Our snowblower was acting up and we have been back and forth to town getting it fixed. We ended up borrowing one from a friend while ours is getting its carburetor fixed. The fix it guys just did not catch how important our Christmas hockey game was and the need to get a rink blown off. Troy happily got... Read more
Fluffy Snow
Posted: Dec 17, 2016Excerpt: We had a bit of snow come down last night. This snow is going to make great stuff to play in for the Christmas to New Years week Steve and Penny happily got in the truck for a round of plowing Steve's favorite job in the winter. This new truck we got last winter makes plowing a dream Troy's... Read more
Freezing Over
Posted: Dec 08, 2016Excerpt: Cold temps this week quickly have the lake heading to freeze over The raft frozen in place this morning We will be clearing off an ice rink before we know it This guy is unimpressed and will not be heading anywhere near the frozen ice anytime soon. When Mack finally ventures on to the lake you know it is safe... Read more