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.
Colors in the Mist
Posted: Sep 19, 2019Excerpt: It was a misty morning. Enjoy these pics by the lake ... Read more
Spots of Color
Posted: Sep 16, 2019Excerpt: The road to the resort is about to become very colorful. Everything seems ready to pop The maple trees are getting a little head start in some areas Here and there you see the maples I spent an afternoon at the office in the sun this weekend working on this old Legare 47 sock machine getting it running like... Read more
Slowing Down... Enjoying Moments
Posted: Sep 10, 2019Excerpt: Fall has arrived and everyone slows down just a little more and takes a little more time to enjoy the Northwoods before it gets too cold We had a few school skippers up enjoying time to grandma and grandpa at the lake fishing and playing pinball. Catching muskies and having a pinball tournament are golden moments for Samuel and... Read more
Labor Day Week Fun
Posted: Sep 04, 2019Excerpt: All roads Labor Day Weekend end here We had lots of nice fish caught this week. Kim Taylor got this nice bass Her son landed this lunker that was released back into the lake The Voight family was all smiles with Adam and Samuel landing their first 32 inch muskie with their dad Roy and Grandpa Horst. This muskie... Read more
Cool Week
Posted: Aug 30, 2019Excerpt: It has been a cooler and wetter week than normal. Our folks this week keep asking me, is it usually this cool late in August. 70's and 80's are normal. mid 60's with lows in 40's has stopped most of the swimming and had everyone enjoying campfires when ever the skies have cleared Little Sophie was happy to get... Read more
End Of Summer Sliding By
Posted: Aug 25, 2019Excerpt: Summer has been sliding by and in our final week of summer brought some great fairy house building. Terri and her grand daughter Olive spent the week thinking hard one what to make and where. They finally settled on the old playground grill Here is a close up of their fairy house. Inside it is a fairy baby sleeping... Read more
A Week In Pics
Posted: Aug 18, 2019Excerpt: It was a relaxing week at the resort. Great for paddle boating We even got out for a ride around the lake.... It was relaxing on the way out but we always seem to have a reason for our jaunts on to the lake.. This one was to rescue the pontoon boat. Everyone happily made it back to shore... Read more
Adventures
Posted: Aug 11, 2019Excerpt: We took an adventure with our neighbor Kim Flower. Kim wanted to go someplace new for a fish fry. I said some place with more than beer battered cod and interesting... Kim found it. The GPS did not though and took us down a dirt road at first until it straightened itself out Back on the correct road with... Read more
Summer Mornings
Posted: Aug 06, 2019Excerpt: It was a beautiful morning at the lake. The lake mists and sun coming out Always gotta take a raft pic Water tramp in the mist is fun too but the raft is just more photogenic It was a happy day at the lake as the boat lift for the red boat arrived. The red boat was sunk a... Read more
52 years
Posted: Aug 04, 2019Excerpt: One family and 52 years of summer fun on Lower Kaubashine enjoying mornings like this That would be The Thompson Family. Some will remember their infamous commercials from a couple of years ago telling the entire mid west to come to Wisconsin and enjoy it as much as they do. We fit as many of them as we could... Read more
Happy Birthday Howard!
Posted: Jul 30, 2019Excerpt: Howard and Jean Berchtold gathered with just a few members of their family to celebrate Howard's 88th birthday at the resort along with a great vacation with the family. 4 generations of a family gathered together for a week is not an easy task to accomplish with our busy lives but Howard and Jean make sure as many as... Read more
Red Boat Is Back! Lake Katherine Adventure
Posted: Jul 24, 2019Excerpt: After being sunk by huge waves on Lower Kabuashine the red boat went through a check up at Ryden's Marine and is back in action. We took it over to Lake Katherine for a quick cruise before putting it back in Lower Kaubashine. Lake Katherine is a beautiful lake if you get a chance to go out on it... Read more