Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: End of summer and 4th trip to the mechanic with the boat and FINALLY we have it! Took til the end of summer but the old boat is finally working the way it should. Took all summer and 4 trips in out of the lake to get it but I can now say it is working as well as... Read more

Excerpt: We headed out on a family day before school starts adventure. Jake had been to Cathedral Point in Boulder Junction before and told us about this great rope swing we could go to. We waited for the right weather and everyone off of work and it worked out to be the day before school started. Perfect. Catherdral Point is... Read more

Excerpt: With temps in the mid 50's and rain for the last 3 days it was so nice to see the sun today. Everyone in the resort is putting away their sweat shirts, hats and coats and taking out their swim suits and headed to the beach today. Coming out of hibernation. There was lots of fires, and games played... Read more

Excerpt: FIrst of all the really good news for most people. Most people being anyone who does not have to truthfully tell their boss that we do not have internet in the cabins and they can't do any work on vacation. Now you can! From Eagles Nest to Norway Pines we have high speed internet. Never thought I would be... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a rainy week and the sun finally came out and caught all the greens in the gardens by Birchwood The seagulls have been gathering on the raft Slowly they all left Going.... Going.... Where did they all go? Gone. Better not be any left overs from those birds on the raft or there will be an... Read more

Excerpt: We have had a couple of days of big wind coming through. The wind was so intense it blew the raft away from the swimming area. The seagulls on the raft don't seem to mind. This group of them has been on the raft lately more than people. We were just lucky to keep most of the chairs on... Read more

Excerpt: Some of my favorite girls of summer were at the resort this week. Norah and Marin Chu for the last 4 years have collected pop tops for Ronald McDonald House while at the resort on vacation. They remind everyone at the beginning of the week to put their pop tops out on their steps on Friday and they will... Read more

Excerpt: The resort is full but the beach was strangely quiet yesterday. Beautiful weather! Kicking back on the dock just one family. I think I know them..... Great day for not big ski boats but paddle boats and paddle boards Or a nap in the bushes... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a beautiful week of warm weather and sandcastles We had some low hanging big clouds that were chased off by the sun It made for some great pics to make Paul happy for his screen saver. ... Read more

Excerpt: The Wisconsin Department of Tourism contacted me in June looking to do a story on a family who had been coming to the resort for several generations. We have several families like this one even dating back to the 40's and another to the 50's. I put them in contact with several of our families and they picked the... Read more

Excerpt: Just another day at the office for Troy. Headed out to do some work Locking down the anchor to the raft after negotiating the traffic to get to work Almost got it! Meanwhile back at the beach it is a dog's life. Mack surveying the work He realizes I am making fun of him Old beach picture of then... Read more

Excerpt: Beach Party! End of July means time for the annual Beach Party Day. Question is who is the meatball photo bomber on the right side of the photo..... Lots and lots of fun had at the raft Beach Party Day at Black's Cliff. Rules 1. Grab a Floatie 2. Grab your favorite cold drink preferably in a red cup... Read more

Excerpt: Well the old red ski boat worked for a day... John Thompson got to take a spin around the lake. One minor problem..... it only would go in forward.... That allows for some fun in forward but not much else. We think it is a minor glitch but it was back to.... Taking the boat back out of the... Read more

Excerpt: Anyone remember these 3 guys. All of them worked for atleast a summer at the resort. John Thompson on the left was 1965, Kevin Kane in the middle was early or mid 70's and Paul Zaremba was mid to late 70's. They had a lot of fun and dug a lot of fish holes and greece traps, took a... Read more

Excerpt: It has been great beach weather. We have had many visitors having fun in the swimming area. Even the green kind...... The noodles are out and the fun is being had from adults to.... Lauren who scooped up more water than her mom Amy could believe. She kept the mud flowing and the sand castles watered Big sister Abigail... Read more

Excerpt: It was an absolutely beautiful start to a July day on Lower Kaubashine. The lake has cleared out from all the pollen in June and is clear as can be I am not sure my pictures do it justice just how clear it is right now when the lake is still An even better beach day. Little Sydney was... Read more

Excerpt: Charlie aka, Charles, is one of my favorite resort dogs who visits. He is absolutely obsessed with balls. I have seen him dig in 3 feet of snow to find his ball and always comes back with it. That is why I was so sad to hear he got diabetes and lost his eye sight. How would Charlie enjoy... Read more

Excerpt: 4th of July means one thing at Black's Cliff, time for the annual Roy Tungett horseshoe tournament. Mr Tungett could not join us this year and it put a bit of a damper on the tournament without his family there as well, but the show went on. We all wish Mr Tungett a speedy recovery The partners and brackets... Read more

Excerpt: For anyone who needs a nice sunset pic. This was awesome! I stopped by the fish house to see what Rich and Eric were catching Not bad, they have found the crappie and a nice bass The Theil family was also out having fun with bass. Colin and his dad Chris spent a fun few days on the lake... Read more

Excerpt: Summer is in full swing. Temps are up and the beach is the place to be There is a chair calling your name If you are in the under 12 set, it is definitely the place to be Just Chilling, like Julia Or racing down the slide like Amelia Or if you are like Holdon, hanging out with grandpa... Read more