Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Loon drama on the lake. I was eating breakfast and heard a huge commotion on the lake with the loons calling the yodel and tremolo calls which means distress. I grabbed my camera to head down and..... the phone rings with a reservation.... 10 minutes later after the reservation was made and the calling stopped I made it to... Read more

Excerpt: The Ament Family, Nathan, Jamie, Noah and Charlie shared with me their pictures of walking our blue trail through the woods to Kitty Springs. Thanks to Charlie and Noah for humoring their mom and going along on the walk without complaining (much) Heading down the trail slaying dragons and monsters with their sticks as they go Watch out for... Read more

Excerpt: This blog entry is dedicated to Paul and all the clowning around he has done over the years. The retirement of the Titanic pontoon boat has not been too traumatic, everyone has found a new spot to enjoy on the "new" boat by the white dock I keep thinking everyone will enjoy the shade this boat has with a... Read more

Excerpt: Every Friday is the beginning of the emotional roller coaster of the resort. We say goodbye to one group and toast a wonderful week or 2 on Friday night with one group The melancholy realization that in 51 weeks we will do this again but week number 52 is the fastest of the entire year. This downward roller coaster... Read more

Excerpt: With the cool weather this week, Steve headed off on a Mercer adventure. Mercer is about 40 minutes from the resort on Hwy 51. It is a unique small town that boasts the worlds biggest loon. Clare the loon greets you as you come in to town. Mercer is also known for having a Loon Calling Contest every year... Read more

Excerpt: This is one of my favorite panoramic views. It has been rainy and the old steps look neat in the rain. It has been a cool few days but folks are still happy to just be in the woods Gloomy quiet lake. Very unusual for July. Looks like the weather will be improving after today Quiet lonely beach Even... Read more

Excerpt: I had this great baby loon photo shared with my by Laurie Mohr. She has gotten the best pic so far of our loon family on the lake. Kudos to Laurie for sharing this great picture. She also caught this amazing duck picture below. Thanks for sharing Laurie ... Read more

Excerpt: I It has been a cool week but the flowers are still blooming and guests have been finding other ways besides swimming to keep busy We do not mind the cooler weather as it lets us get some projects done. The office building has gotten a new deck in the last week. Katie's loon circle was on the deck waiting... Read more

Excerpt: The guy who took down our big pine last week sent me some more pictures from up above that I wanted to share. This one is neat looking down at Wigwam with the crane coming down the driveway. Gives you a birds eye view of the resort we do not get to see View from the pine looking out... Read more

Excerpt: Happy 4th of July. We got an early start to the festivities with our annual horseshoe tournament at Hilltop. Just about the entire resort was entered The ringing of shoes... or the ringing of trees being hit could be heard. Some are better throwers than others Intense competition playing to 11 Roy Tungett the originator of the tournament could... Read more

Excerpt: Everyone in the resort this morning jumped out of bed, to a thunderbolt striking the big pine between Muskie and Birchwood. Thankfully everyone was ok after the ambulance and firetrucks left the driveway. It will be sad to loose this tree but we will have to have it removed. 2 TV's, all the TV boosters and the entire internet... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a stormy week on the lake. When the sun is out you get down to the lake to enjoy summer. When the storms roll in time to head in. I took this about an hour before a deluge of rain Crappies have been biting. The spawn is at an end and it looks like a good... Read more