Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: It was maybe 60 degrees yesterday. Linda is our most die hard sun bather and has perfected goose pimple sunbathing. It the sun so much as peaks out she enjoys it. Otherwise she sits back wrapped up and enjoys the view Other people were getting real goose pimples. Jake, Troy and Grant got in the water to raise the... Read more

Excerpt: Calm before the storm. Minocqua is building up and getting ready for the chaos of the 4th of July. The roads are getting busier, lake busier and the grocery store definitely busier. But it still has its quiet moments Mack manages to find those moments for a nap. The ruff life of a resort dog The grills have been... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a busy few days at the beach. You would not know it looking at this heron on the raft. Summer fun has gotten going. Lots of laughs and screams from the beach Not much different than summers gone by The bathing suits have changed a little and the dock is an L now and not a... Read more

Excerpt: Once in awhile we get to play tourist and have some fun in downtown Minocqua. We stopped in at Minocqua Popcorn Company as someone in our family knows someone working at Minocqua Popcorn And here is our favorite Popcorn lady Michele on the right who is responsible for making our family addicted to cheese and carmel popcorn combo. There... Read more

Excerpt: The flowers along the roadside have been amazing lately. Daisies are the main show right now Indian Paint brushes are just getting in bloom I do not remember the name of these yellow ones. They are always with the Indian Paint Brushes Honeysuckles are also in full bloom. If you bit off the very tops of the crowns you... Read more

Excerpt: Thank you to the Pletcher family for sharing some of their great pics from last week. Looks like a great week was had by all They caught the new duck family at the lake. Please remember I have duck food for sale this year to feed them. White bread and crackers causes a deformity in their wings when growing... Read more

Excerpt: Last day of school and ready to take the plunge toward junior year for the girls Miranda and Alli, senior year for Ben and Michael and sophomore year for Grant Taking the jump into the lake on the last day of school and the leap to being a senior in high school Bring on Summer! Someone else is ready... Read more

Excerpt: It was a peaceful morning at the lake. Rain last night and storms but peaces and calm this morning. Enjoy! Raft floating in the morning. I heard I missed a pic yesterday of the raft full of a few late July folks who are up enjoying a few June days The story here was a catch and release morning... Read more

Excerpt: I had this really nice walleye pic shared with me by Jimmy Cikowski who caught it this week. I can't remember the inches he said it was. Nice fish Jimmy! Mike Rose also reported a huge muskie he got to rise but while fighting it lost it. The big pontoon made it in the lake and ready for summer... Read more

Excerpt: I found kids swimming in the lake! They were shivering a bit but their smiles say everything No dad my teeth are not chattering I can swim all day, I am part fish Meanwhile on the other docks there was a blog entry waiting to happen. What are they up to? Steve in one boat and Troy on the... Read more

Excerpt: After a long few weeks of getting the resort ready we were tired on Friday and Katie stopped by catching us relaxing. She made some comment about when she was a kid there was no standing around...... It was time to go down the road to Hilltop for the first Kaubashine Cooler of the summer with Mary Ellen. Love... Read more

Excerpt: Cliff had to come out of the basement once again to present the winnings of our ice out contest to one more winner. Cliff was sporting some nice reading glasses today. Everytime he comes out of the basement I never know what the latest fashion will be Jimmy Cikowski getting his half of the winnings from Ice Out 2015... Read more

Excerpt: I am in the swimming area and there is something missing..... docks, slide,raft, boats...... Did I pick the right waders? Is that a leak by my right foot..... Dang Steve got the leaky waders this year. Troy is happy and smiling in the new waders he smartly claimed before Steve made it to the beach Meeting of the minds... Read more

Excerpt: I post the pretty picture first. If you look closely at those water drips they look a bit more solid that you usually see Because an hour earlier they were in the form of white Thankfully it will be 64 tomorrow and not more of this stuff is seen in the forecast... Read more

Excerpt: Leaves are still popping out. They are only about 1/2 out. It is nice to see the woods greening up again as Memorial Day Weekend approaches It is time to get the big white dock in. Craig has put this dock in and out for 57 years. Some of the stringers date back to his father Maynard back in... Read more

Excerpt: My college room mates from UW River Falls arrived for our annual weekend remembering all the crazy times at River Falls and since graduating all our crazy get togethers. Great group of ladies! Jan our fearless red headed leader was the only one missing. Next year Jan. Fun times from Johanna trying to unsnag a fishing pole.... Trying unsuccessfully... Read more

Excerpt: Cliff has spent the last few weeks drying out after taking a plunge into Lower Kaubashine for the 2015 Ice Out Contest. One of the winners showed up to collect their winnings Lyndsey was happy to see Cliff had made it out of the water and not gotten sick after his long sit on the ice. There were quite... Read more

Excerpt: These pics are for Ruth who is arriving in a week to Eagles Nest. Hope these get you through the week Ruth. Your pier is waiting for you. Mike and Carmella too Meanwhile I am going to work on spring cleaning and cleaning out Eagles Nest. Certain squirrels I know sneak over and store lots of stuff in Eagles... Read more

Excerpt: These chairs are calling your name. Can you hear it? Back to painting and getting the resort ready for this weekend. We have only 3 cabins left if you heard the call of the chairs. Wildflower, Norway and Red Pine... Read more

Excerpt: All peaceful on Lower Kaubashine this afternoon. Peeper frogs peeping, loons calling and the hum of mosquitos just hatching can be heard. Time to sit at the bench at the lake an enjoy a few peaceful minutes. No boats on the lake all was quiet... except for loons, frogs and mosquitos Back to work solving the puzzle of where... Read more