Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Looking for the silver lining in the weather.... yep we got a dusting last night once everything cooled off and froze up again Problem is we have been reduced to patches of snow Besides recreation problems with skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling this also causes one other problem most do not think of. The snow insulates the ground from the... Read more

Excerpt: Burr.... does a picture tell a thousand words? Its been too cold to get my fingers out of my gloves to take pics the last week or so. Today is the turning point and is warmer so my fingers came out and I snapped a few Oogie seems oblivious to the cold. He just likes a snowbank to climb... Read more

Excerpt: Why no blog entries the last 2 days.... easy answer.... The fish are biting! Spend time at the computer or go fishing for crappie.... The mayflies have been thick. The lake was completely still yesterday and they mayflies were landing on the lake to be snapped up by hungry fish. All you could hear was the snap, snap and... Read more

Excerpt: Jim Kotowicz our 2009 ice out winner came up this week. Cliff and Jim stopped into the Northwoods Wildlife Center to present them with 150 dollars Jim's winnings and the Wildlife Center's portion in the ice out contest to the Wildlife Center. Beth was happy to accept on behalf of Hortense, the 7 bear cubs and all the rest... Read more

Excerpt: There is a reason that I have fireplace rules posted next to each fireplace. There is a reason that there are metal buckets placed all over the resort for people to put fireplace ashes in This would be the reason. Folks in Norway thought the ashes were cold and put them in a bag on the porch. I do... Read more

Excerpt: Jenny and Troy, Thank you guys so much for Black's Cliff and Bear's Den Lodge!! It was SO WONDERFUL!! We loved every second of it! I could not wait to tell family and friends how much fun we had up there and how flexible you guys are! Already, I have given out your info to two of my co-workers and... Read more

Excerpt: Cool nights we temps going down to 29 tonight ment a perfect night for a campfire and the 1st smores of the summer. Motto of any campfire, build it and they will come. Never fails if a fire is built it is a magnet of hungry kids looking for marshmellos and adults looking to stare at mesmorizing coals. Build... Read more

Excerpt: Picture taken this morning of fishermen at the sunken island. From their talking I was over hearing that the fish were biting Over on the shoreline I found Jimmy and Fritz catching crappies. Their commnet was "Al where are you?" My comment was "Hey where are you guys staying:)" In what Craig has claimed is the buy of the... Read more

Excerpt: It is raining today and the inspiration to take pictures is not there. So instead I thought I would include info about the coolest way to see Lake Minocqua Bayview Lodge across from Save More Foods, on the shores of Lake Minocqua, gave me info on their Lake Minocqua boat tours. They have an enclosed electric boat with comfy sofas... Read more

Excerpt: Nothing too terribly exciting going on in the Northwoods with the rain the last few days. The new garden by the sandbox was looking happy to get rain Lilies of the Valley ready to bloom with the new rain That is as exciting as it gets in the Northwoods today....... Read more

Excerpt: Memorial Day Weekend means one thing, the Pink Monkey Party is in full swing. Savannah is the leader of the Pink Monkey Revolution. Monkeys, monkeys everywhere What happens at a Pink Monkey Party you ask.. You will have to attend to learn the secrets. There is a little Pink Monkey in all of us we just have to find it... Read more

Excerpt: A friend of mine caught this picture of a brand new baby fawn on County Y about 10 minutes from the resort. I am sure mama was not far away... Read more