Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: I was a little under the weather this week so pictures of our deer hunters and Thanksgiving guests did not happen like usual Sunrise just before the big hunt The Evan's family has been hunting with us for 20 years or so. They hunt the land across the road and got a nice 8 point buck this year Congrats... Read more

Excerpt: We have been talking for about 3 years of expanding the office into the old sauna. First we needed to build an area for our cleaning supplies which we did last fall. Next was the new sauna arriving and putting in our electric car chargers. We finished those projects in August Now it was time to convert the sauna... Read more

Excerpt: First of all the big news of the neighborhood. There was a moose on the loose. This young male moose browsed through the neighborhood yards. He grazed got his picture taken and was in no hurry to move on Troy and I got no closer than this as stories of charging moose came to my mind. We sat and... Read more

Excerpt: Yep Oogie is getting bigger and he still thinks he is a lap dog. He has been loving all the kids at the resort this summer and they him I am more happy than you can ever know that I got him earlier than I thought. He has had a great summer adjusting in to being a resort dog... Read more

Excerpt: This picture explains why being at the resort and sharing family time is so special Dawn who spent many summers at the resort watching us as kids, then many summers with her own boys at the resort vacationing, is now sharing one of her favorite spots with her granddaughter Rose. John her oldest stopped in with Dawn to say... Read more

Excerpt: Its been beautiful weather at the lake. Not too hot and not to cold as the rest of the country has been baking It feels like we have been in puppy fest. Ben and Ali brought their new corgi to the resort to meet Oggie. It was 2 days of puppy wrestling Lots of dog pics, yep cause that... Read more

Excerpt: Mack would like everyone to know he is doing good with the puppy. He does not love him but considers him part of his pack. He does love the toys Oogie comes with. He claims a few and Oogie knows old dog gets first pick Mack especially enjoys walks were he is off leash and the Oogie is in... Read more

Excerpt: There has been a bit going on in the last week an a half. We welcomed this ball of energy to the resort. Oogie Boogie, Oogie for short arrived and not much sleep was had for a week. Lots of time on the grass convincing him to pee outside. So far so good. The little bugger is doing well... Read more

Excerpt: It was a great 4th in the Northwoods. Unfortunately one thing that is not good around the 4th is the internet and dropped calls. There have been no blog entries due to the clogged up internet from a very full Northwoods with a few too many people for a few days. But we all had fun I had fun... Read more

Excerpt: Nothing starts out a good morning like relaxing in perfect chair with fishing pole Just as perfect Meanwhile at the main docks there was a lot going on picking the perfect worm Grandpa Rich was giving the tips to Amelia, Graham and little Miller. Miller was getting casting guidance from Grandpa. Later as it warmed up Eleanor was trying... Read more

Excerpt: We get all sorts of visitors at the resort. This little snapping turtle was in my garden. I gave him a lift in the right direction back to the lake Much larger version was photographed by Anne Kurtz by Holiday. We do not get the big ones up in the resort very often. I think it was looking for... Read more

Excerpt: Summer is here! Iris's blooming at sunset. I wish these flowers bloomed all summer long Troy took this great shot at the beach. Butterflies and humming birds are back Fish have been biting. This nice 15 inch crappie was one of the best of the spring caught by Paul Steinmetz Paul had a busy week cleaning fish We had a... Read more

Excerpt: Our Son Ben got married to his high school sweet heart of 8 years Ali We spent Memorial Weekend celebrating Ben and Ali's marriage. My brother inlaw, Bryon caught this amazing picture waiting for the exact moment to take the pic We are thrilled to welcome a daughter into the family who already felt like part of the family after... Read more

Excerpt: May is flying by and the resort is looking more and more ready to go everyday The leaves and undergrowth are slowly popping out too as you can see in this picture Grant graduated from Saint Norbert last week and this week got to muck around inn the lake helping Troy get the docks straight We enjoyed having him... Read more

Excerpt: Lots going on at the resort. If you stand around too long we hand you a paint brush Birchwood getting its roof line painted this week Our new motors we ordered 2 years ago finally arrived. We have 2 new 9's and 2 new 6's to rent. The Sylvan pontoon arrived back from the repair shop. It is working... Read more

Excerpt: We had a very nice Easter weekend with our whole family at the resort. Yes that is snow in the background. It has been a cold April and we are looking forward to ice out Ben and Ali's wedding is around the corner May 28th. We are going to have a busy May getting ready for the wedding and... Read more

Excerpt: For the most part the ice broke up over the last 24 hours with rain and high winds. Thankfully our docks were not hit as hard as they were last year Not ready to jump off the raft with floating ice still in the lake but happy to see open water! Still some floating ice but that should be... Read more

Excerpt: No posts for awhile as we headed off on a road trip for Spring Break with our good friends Kris and Mike to Branson Missouri We went to college with Kris and Mike and we were married the same year. 2022 marks 30 years for both couples and we decided it was time for a road trip to celebrate... Read more

Excerpt: Wednesday into Thursday we had a ice storm. We woke up to our front yard out our front door looking like this We were hesitant to walk outside much as branches were continuing to come down We have not had ice this bad in a few years and there were plenty of weak branches that came down. Our big... Read more

Excerpt: Spring has sprung. The warm rays have got the snow melting and our maple trees running Our filter set up for our maple sap. We are very high tech. That is a dog leash that we hang the filter from off the top deck. We filter out little bits that fall into the sap Filtered sap ready to go... Read more