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.

Labor Day in Pictures from Harold

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: It is a new world withwireless internet at the resort. Guests can up load to Facebook instantly pics of their vacation and I can find them and upload them to the blog with in minutes. Crazy world. These pics are all compliments of Harold the highlights from Labor Day vacation. Harold's camera does better than mine at moon pics... Read more

Pics for Barb

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: Barb Ellis made a comment that she enjoyed the misty lake morning pics so these are for her from her buddy Poe. I uploaded this one big for all you screen saver folks out there ... Read more

Nice Batch of Crappies

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: I heard a rumor about a lite bobber for night time fishing was being experimented with by the Adamtietz crew. Here are the results of the experiment. The bottom crappie is quite a fish. I forgot to ask how big it was... Read more

Party on the raft busted

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: Sunrise and I headed to the lake to find these interlopers loitering on the raft. Looked like a late night drinking party that lasted a little too long Hey nothing happened last night... we are innocent really... hiccup hiccup Hey guys lets get our stories straight... we took a boat out to the raft and Ed stole it and... Read more

Pics from Vince Ophus

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: Back in August during the infamous Black's Cliff vs. Hilltop tournament, I ran into Vince Ophus from Hilltop who told me he had caught our gang of loons on the lake in some pics. Vince promised to send them to me by email to share and he just got them into my inbox this week. So enjoy these pics... Read more

MDA Ride

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: Fall means one thing, the Northwoods rumbles for 3 days for a good cause. Thousands and Thousands of Harleys gather from Tomahawk, north to raise money for MDA Even Jacobi's got in on the celebration The Police were not to be left out and were cruising on Harley's as well. Hwy 51 had more cops patroling than I see... Read more

Minocqua Fall Color Report

Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Excerpt: Fall color report. The color is just starting and you can catch trees here and there with nice reds and yellows. This one is down between Restaswhile and Wildflower Other areas of the hill are still green With 3 weeks of dry weather and a dry summer, the colors i think will be a little duller. This maple sums... Read more

Inching up the tree

Posted: Sep 11, 2009

Excerpt: Anyone recognize this critter? Some sort of catterpillar... very big, we thought it might be a Luna Moth I am guessing Rick from Oklahoma may have an answer as to the type of catterpillar. Rick you out there....k... Read more

Hello Kitty, Hello Savannah Happy Birthday!

Posted: Sep 06, 2009

Excerpt: I can honestly say this is the first Hello Kitty party to be had at the Cliff. Last Labor Day it was the infamous Pink Monkey Party. How do you top a Pink Monkey Party..... Hello Kitty Hello Kitty's biggest fan.... underneath the glasses was the party girl Savannah... queen for the day Savannah and Victoria having their own... Read more

Lake Mists

Posted: Sep 01, 2009

Excerpt: I took a ride out in an old metal boat this morning to catch the lake mists. It was an amazing site. Enjoy ... Read more

Lake Tomahawk gets famous

Posted: Sep 01, 2009

Excerpt: http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_Foods Snowshoe baseball gets famous in Lake Tomahawk along with the food... Read more

The tough life of a resort dog

Posted: Aug 28, 2009

Excerpt: We had a knock at the door and found Poe's fan club waiting to give him a treat. Part of Poe's job is to eat left over steak bones when delivered. He is more than willing to fill in this part of the resort dog tradition. He follows the famous paw prints of previous steak bone consumers, Shelby, Nanook... Read more

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