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.
Squirrel War
Posted: Dec 17, 2018Excerpt: Usually we call red squirrels public enemy number 1 for being bad neighbors. They like to break in cabins when they can and chew on windows, they chatter from the trees and have been known to drop pinecones on people not expecting it. This little squirrel though we have started to feel sorry for. We watched him all summer... Read more
Snow In The Trees
Posted: Dec 04, 2018Excerpt: The snows been piling up outside on the trees. I have been definitely enjoying the camera on the iPhone 10. The quality of the pics capturing winter and the trees shows it Laughing in Birchwood I found this sign on a screw the guys must have sent through the wall. One of our guests I don't know who left... Read more
Best Way To End The Week
Posted: Nov 30, 2018Excerpt: How do you celebrate the end of the week? You grab the family and head to the lake Bella and Steve ready to skate. The conditions are perfect to skate all over the lake. The snow is not too thick and the ice is safe. Time to fly! We use these lake skates. They have a ski binding and... Read more
Our Wisconsin
Posted: Nov 27, 2018Excerpt: We had a very busy weekend with all of the boys home for Thanksgiving. We did not take the usual Thanksgiving pictures of all our groups as we were on the road to cook a turkey at the nursing home where Troy's mom is. It was a special Thanksgiving spending time with her. If you ever wonder how to... Read more
Thanksgiving Fun
Posted: Nov 22, 2018Excerpt: Beautiful Thanksgiving week at the resort. Snow seems to be sticking around Home from college and time to have some fun behind the gator like the old days Lets GO! Such form!. Using a water skiing knee board Ha Ha I snagged a hat! Wa HOOOOOO Trying out card board, a shovel and a garbage can lid. Steve had... Read more
Deer Camp 2018
Posted: Nov 16, 2018Excerpt: Our longest running hunting group the Evans guys led by Grandpa Dan and his son Jeff enjoy all 10 days of the hunt with us. They have over the years built the deer stands you see along our hiking trails. They have spent many special moments with Jeff's sons in the woods enjoying time together over 3 generations hunting... Read more
Building in the Woods
Posted: Nov 16, 2018Excerpt: Our boat shed is quickly going up. It is not small. It will fit all 4 of our pontoon boats along with cedar chairs and ski boat. Excited to get it finished I am happy to say Bryon figured out my picture sizing issue. No more thumb print pictures for the blog! I needed to export them as a... Read more
Adventure With Bryon and Katie
Posted: Nov 13, 2018Excerpt: My sister and brother inlaw, Katie and Bryon love to head out on the Raven Trail in Woodruff anytime of year. It is officially their favorite trail in the area. They shared these pics of their idea of paradise Why live in Florida and miss all this... until March, then Florida does look good Clear Lake not frozen over... Read more
New Day
Posted: Nov 15, 2018Excerpt: I had been eyeing up the iPhone 10 for awhile and yesterday did the dreaded 2 hours in Verizon to go through changing over from the 7 to the 10. The camera is amazing on the new phone and worth every penny I still though can't figure out why the pictures do not size right coming into the blog... Read more
Pole Dancing to Craft Fairs And Everything In Between
Posted: Nov 05, 2018Excerpt: It was a quiet weekend at the resort. Leaves have fallen and the crowds have left We filled the weekend with friends. The Snodgrass and Hixson crew arrived for some fun at The Hazelhurst Pub for fish fry and helping with our new building and heading to the craft fair at the high school with me The walls were... Read more
Awesome Fall Pics
Posted: Oct 26, 2018Excerpt: I had these awesome fall pictures shared by Chris Gough this week. He took them the 2nd weekend in October while staying with us. Chris caught some awesome shots that really capture fall on Lower Kaubashine Thanks Chris! Enjoy ... Read more
Pontooning, Beer And Building
Posted: Oct 31, 2018Excerpt: We had a fun weekend with friends and took the pontoon boat out for its last cold run around the lake. When you start looking for a winter hat to go on the boat it is time to think about taking it out We also met up with Jake and Michelle in Woodruff at the Rocky Reef Distillery Their... Read more
Snow and Building
Posted: Oct 22, 2018Excerpt: We had a bit of snow come down this weekend. Thankfully by this morning it has all melted. Before the snow came we were enjoying some late fall colors and working on a few things The green boats got washed. Waiting for a few volunteers to stack them for winter Steve and Troy were hard at work on the... Read more
What Are The Guys Up To?
Posted: Oct 16, 2018Excerpt: The yellow ball of the sun finally made an appearance today. After all the rain and cloudy weather this was a welcome change I have been hinting at a project we have started at the resort. Well here is the long awaited update. What could it be? It all started a couple of weeks ago with the cleaning up... Read more
Orange Trail to the Lady of the Swamp
Posted: Oct 15, 2018Excerpt: We have had snow on and off all weekend. The white snow in the colors has been pretty but we are not ready for it to be this cold yet No Green Bay Packers playing and it was time for a walk in the woods Fresh leaves all over the trail We headed down the orange trail today Beautiful... Read more
A Walk On The Red Trail With Mack
Posted: Oct 07, 2018Excerpt: Taking a short walk through the woods on the red trail anytime of year is great. The fall though is the best Enjoy these pics taken this afternoon ... Read more
Packing Up The Beach
Posted: Oct 11, 2018Excerpt: Steady rain this week with the colors. Thankfully it should be drying out next week a bit. It was time to close down the beach and put things away Penny sad to see her swimming hole closing up shop Steve happy to close up shop before he cold comes and no more wet swimming dog jumping in his car... Read more
Color Pics On The Lake
Posted: Oct 04, 2018Excerpt: I took a spin around the lake in the old ski boat with Joanie and John Nolan to see the colors stopping at the point and running into Jimmy and Fritz Cikowski fishing on the lake. Enjoy the pictures ... Read more
Maples Popping
Posted: Sep 27, 2018Excerpt: I am importing these beautiful maple pictures larger than I have in the past. I have had trouble with my iPhone importing pictures to small to my computer and my computer exporting them to the blog on the small side. click on the picture if you can not see it in full size. I hope you enjoy ... Read more