Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Pick a date, mail in $5 to Black's Cliff Resort PO Box 125 Hazelhurs WI 54531. Make sure to have your date, money and contact info included. $2.50 goes to the Northwoods Wildlife Center as a donation, the other $2.50 goes in the winners pot. The pot will be awarded to the winner or split by the winners depending on... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_1102" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Sums up the mood in the Northwoods"][/caption] Our local elementary school has 600 students and all week long they have been averaging 90 or more kids out with what I have named, the plague. It comes with a high temp for 5 - 7 days and a cough that makes the hairs on the back of... Read more

Excerpt: Birchbark Blog and Cliff updates will be a little delayed. My computer crashed and locked up 5 times today. Took it in to the computer guru who tells me my hard drive is hanging on by a thread. My computer has an appointment for TLC tomorrow and may be out til Thursday. Then comes the task for remembering all the... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_1076" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Bird feeder Snow Barometer"][/caption] How much snow came in with the storm, that is all new snow on top of the feeder New snow made it beautiful around the resort this morning. I am starting to think spring though and a beach picture is starting to replace this picture at the moment.... but it is a... Read more

Excerpt: 2 neighbors on the lake had it out yesterday and I caught a couple pics of them in the tree. The crows were doing battle with this eagle over the left overs from the icefishermen that were here this weekend. They were swooping at one another to quick for me to catch a pic, so I only caught this... Read more

Excerpt: Winter is still hanging on for one more day. A fresh dusting came down last night We still have about a foot on the ground depending on where you go. I have snowmobilers, snowshoer's and skiers all here this weekend to catch the last of the snow to play in. Every time someone from the south arrives they are... Read more

Excerpt: If you have been waiting to come up the time has come. Spring Rates are here! Bayview, Wildflower and Restawhile are 110/night or 100/night for 3 nights through April. 3 bedrooms and Birchwood are all running at 125/night for groups up to 4 and then 165 - 175/night up to 6. This special will run through the end of April... Read more

Excerpt: This was emailed to me I was not able to add the pictures of the Dam but imagine a picture of a small river with a half built beaver dam across it. Pretty funny what government thinks it needs to regulate The Dam This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his... Read more

Excerpt: [caption id="attachment_1046" align="alignnone" width="337" caption="Cliff is back"][/caption] It is that time of year and Cliff came out of the closet this weekend. He heads to the ice March 1st, for our annual ice out contest. why come out a little early? [caption id="attachment_1045" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A serious game of cards"][/caption] Fritz out winner from last year had his winnings on... Read more

Excerpt: Normally Fritz is battling Chicago traffic, today the ultimate in relaxation sitting on a bucket with a fishing rod and light snow coming down. One persons vacation is everyone's but believe me Fritz would not trade this spot for a beach in the Carribean (ok that might be stretching it, if it includes a margaritta)... Read more

Excerpt: Bella Nova Black arrived on Friday to some very happy parents Jen and Steve. Before we all know it she will be biking around the resort chasing her 6 boy cousins. 1 girl amoung all those boys will be interesting but I am sure in the end she will be the one in charge. Welcome to the world Bella Nova... Read more

Excerpt: I heard the sound of a small engine on the lake and realized it was one thing, Al, Jimmy and Fritz were drilling holes on the lake Headed down and had to go past Craig's little boo boo from a week ago. Kaubashine's dock looks no better now than it did then [caption id="attachment_1029" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Peace and Quiet"][/caption] One... Read more