Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

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

Excerpt: There is just something about a warm March afternoon when you actually feel warmth from the sun and you leave your winter coat in the house Guys headed out to the wood pile to discuss how to cut these big pines up for fire pit wood Big logs are not their favorite Much discussion First log is picked out... Read more

Excerpt: Mack would like to announce the start of spring rates. The cabins start at 145/night. Right now we have openings to fit all size groups in March and April. May is booking up Check out the website availability page for details on exact dates and cabins open Summer we have a few openings June 3 - 10th Bear Den... Read more

Excerpt: We are all dreaming of summer as winter goes on We have a winter storm closing in tomorrow We headed out on the red trail with the dogs. We were watching Penny this weekend. Mack stayed back by the fire The valley of darkness is always one of our favorites on the red trail. The snowshoers had the trail... Read more

Excerpt: This picture sums up why I enjoy living up north. We headed out with the family to enjoy a candle light fat tire bike trip through the woods on the zip line trails. The trails were beautiful at night gliding around the turns by candle light. Our local bike club organized the event. Just beautiful and great way to... Read more

Excerpt: It was a quiet but cold day. Day three of cleaning cabins after the weekend and the guys were getting a little tired of cleaning. Peaceful Day In The Northwoods Muskie Inn Next thing I know there is a ladder in front of Muskie. I remind them that the cabin is rented on Friday. Things have to be done by... Read more

Excerpt: It has been fridged out and taking pictures and exposing my fingers to the elements has not been on my top list of things to do. However today I knew the weather broke as we had ice fishermen out in the middle of the lake. I knew it was ok to go outside I took a jaunt down to... Read more

Excerpt: It is that time of year that a lot of energy goes in to keeping the ice skating rink open. So far the rink has held up well. Cold temps are the answer to a good rink. Steve was blowing it off in the sunset getting it ready for the weekend This past weekend we had lots of people... Read more

Excerpt: Mack would like to report that it is warmer out and is acceptable to pose in the snow once again. Temps in the 20's feels like a heat wave. Mack was romping in the snow turning on cabins with me this morning The resort has gotten busy again after New Years. I think folks are tired of being at... Read more

Excerpt: Yes Mack I know it is cold. People want pictures of the lake lets go! Alright you stay at the top of the hill and I will see how fast it is I can take pics in the cold Chair on the Perch hibernating Boats covered in a blanket of white Ice skating trail. The vote was it was... Read more

Excerpt: Happy New Year from the Cliff. New Years morning bright and shinny We had a busy week with guests in the cabins. Sorry not a lot of pics as we (me) had a virus this week that kept me down and out on the couch. Not a lot of pictures got taken. The 2022 summer letters were about the... Read more

Excerpt: It is with a very heavy heart I write about two passings this week Yesterday we tragically lost Buck Cass. Buck was married to Dawn who long time resort folks will remember watched us kids in the late 70's and early 80's. Dawn and Buck married just before Troy and I. They settled in Hortonville with their 4 boys... Read more

Excerpt: We have new friends at the resort. Nattie and Jake are from the WINGS program at our high school. They and others are learning skills to transition them into the working world. The WINGS program has a store close to Arby's in town where they sell coffee and other crafts. The students in WINGS are high school students up... Read more