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.
Building in the Woods
Posted: Nov 16, 2018Excerpt: Our boat shed is quickly going up. It is not small. It will fit all 4 of our pontoon boats along with cedar chairs and ski boat. Excited to get it finished I am happy to say Bryon figured out my picture sizing issue. No more thumb print pictures for the blog! I needed to export them as a... Read more
New Day
Posted: Nov 15, 2018Excerpt: I had been eyeing up the iPhone 10 for awhile and yesterday did the dreaded 2 hours in Verizon to go through changing over from the 7 to the 10. The camera is amazing on the new phone and worth every penny I still though can't figure out why the pictures do not size right coming into the blog... Read more
Adventure With Bryon and Katie
Posted: Nov 13, 2018Excerpt: My sister and brother inlaw, Katie and Bryon love to head out on the Raven Trail in Woodruff anytime of year. It is officially their favorite trail in the area. They shared these pics of their idea of paradise Why live in Florida and miss all this... until March, then Florida does look good Clear Lake not frozen over... Read more
White Stuff
Posted: Nov 09, 2018Excerpt: We received about 3 inches of snow over the weekend with a little here and there in the forecast. We are happy to be looking more like winter. Winter Park has rolled and packed their trails. They do amazing work with the snow they have This weekend Steve did Winter Park's fundraising skate race around Lake Minocqua. They plowed... Read more
Pole Dancing to Craft Fairs And Everything In Between
Posted: Nov 05, 2018Excerpt: It was a quiet weekend at the resort. Leaves have fallen and the crowds have left We filled the weekend with friends. The Snodgrass and Hixson crew arrived for some fun at The Hazelhurst Pub for fish fry and helping with our new building and heading to the craft fair at the high school with me The walls were... Read more
Pontooning, Beer And Building
Posted: Oct 31, 2018Excerpt: We had a fun weekend with friends and took the pontoon boat out for its last cold run around the lake. When you start looking for a winter hat to go on the boat it is time to think about taking it out We also met up with Jake and Michelle in Woodruff at the Rocky Reef Distillery Their... Read more
Awesome Fall Pics
Posted: Oct 26, 2018Excerpt: I had these awesome fall pictures shared by Chris Gough this week. He took them the 2nd weekend in October while staying with us. Chris caught some awesome shots that really capture fall on Lower Kaubashine Thanks Chris! Enjoy ... Read more
Quiet Days
Posted: Oct 24, 2018Excerpt: Kate Coyle shared this picture of Norway last weekend in the fresh snow The snow has melted since then but it was pretty for a day It has warmed up enough for the guys to take most of the boats out of the water. Quiet days on Lower Kaubashine... Read more
Snow and Building
Posted: Oct 22, 2018Excerpt: We had a bit of snow come down this weekend. Thankfully by this morning it has all melted. Before the snow came we were enjoying some late fall colors and working on a few things The green boats got washed. Waiting for a few volunteers to stack them for winter Steve and Troy were hard at work on the... Read more
What Are The Guys Up To?
Posted: Oct 16, 2018Excerpt: The yellow ball of the sun finally made an appearance today. After all the rain and cloudy weather this was a welcome change I have been hinting at a project we have started at the resort. Well here is the long awaited update. What could it be? It all started a couple of weeks ago with the cleaning up... Read more
Orange Trail to the Lady of the Swamp
Posted: Oct 15, 2018Excerpt: We have had snow on and off all weekend. The white snow in the colors has been pretty but we are not ready for it to be this cold yet No Green Bay Packers playing and it was time for a walk in the woods Fresh leaves all over the trail We headed down the orange trail today Beautiful... Read more
Packing Up The Beach
Posted: Oct 11, 2018Excerpt: Steady rain this week with the colors. Thankfully it should be drying out next week a bit. It was time to close down the beach and put things away Penny sad to see her swimming hole closing up shop Steve happy to close up shop before he cold comes and no more wet swimming dog jumping in his car... Read more