Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: All cabins are cleaned up and ready for Memorial Day Weekend. If Craig looks at this picture he is going to say something about painting the facia board on the front of Birchwood but time just ran out, next week A few last touches. Everyone's favorite table on the blue dock needs a touch up paint job This cool... Read more

Excerpt: Today Vansh Jain a 6th grader at our local Elementary School will be competing in the finals of The National Geography Bee in Washington DC. Last year Vansh finished 4 as the youngest competitor. Can't wait to see how he does this year. It will be broadcast at 4pm on the National Geographic channel and PBS channels are playing... Read more

Excerpt: The White dock started being assembled today. It feels more like summer when the white dock is in. When the big pontoon is in the water we will know for sure that summer is here but that is going to take another week or so to get the new motor on it The assemblers standing on green chairs trying... Read more

Excerpt: There were a few things combined together on this boat trip that usually do not go together. Wine and fishing but you really should try it before knocking it One thing we were guaranteed was a beautiful sunset. I took pics as the sunset changed Happily the crappies were enjoying the sunset as well Wine, crappies, pontoon boat, great... Read more

Excerpt: I headed down by the road to catch these pics of Doug and Rob fishing on a beautiful night. Calm lake, cool, but not too cool temps and fish biting They had just gotten the crappies to start biting when I got down there Life is good! ... Read more

Excerpt: Been a busy few days getting the resort ready no time for pictures or typing. So enjoy these quick pics I took this morning of a quiet morning on Lower Kaubashine Good news, we were not sure if the big pontoon was going to have a motor this summer. Our motor gave out and a new one priced in... Read more

Excerpt: Time to head the raft out to its spot in the lake so we have room to put the white dock in. Towing the raft to its spot can be a comedy of errors that we have all participated in (including an infamous launching by Paul) Hmm notice one wadder on and one off... who got the leaky ones... Read more

Excerpt: The snow has been piling up and we have been busy cleaning cabins and getting summer deposits in. We are full this coming weekend but have openings the rest of the winter weekends and mid weeks. Call if you need to escape to winter paradise Highlight of our week was the guys heading over to a little game we... Read more

Excerpt: Beautiful afternoon and we escaped chores to go out for a little fishing adventure on the pontoon boat Wanna wow a teenager have them catch a big perch. The loon had to stop in and check out the fishing as well. We spotted the new nesting spot of the loons in the back bay. Loons are great to see... Read more

Excerpt: The Stobb family up enjoying a beautiful weekend in The Northwoods. They went Geo Caching in Boulder Junction all day Saturday hitting 18 great caches, dropping 4 registered travel bugs and picking up 2 new ones they are holding in the picture. They also picked up a few ticks but that is all in a day of Geo Caching... Read more

Excerpt: Craig putting the final touch on Birchwood the heating vent. Unfortunately they forgot to mention they did not have the furnace vent on to me when I turned on the hot water heater and furnace for the folks coming today. Luckily they also turned off the breaker to those items as well and they did not turn on Craig... Read more

Excerpt: The Northwoods Wildlife Center here in Minocqua is the only rehab center in Wisconsin for bear cubs. They just had #10 for the season arrive at the center. It is in critical condition and hopefully makes it. If you have not stopped in on your trip up North to see the center and its permanent inhabitants it is worth... Read more