Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: Everyone is allowed a mistake once in awhile and I made one of the summer rate sheet We raised all the cabins in the summer a gentle 2% the last few years and one year took no raise due to the bad economy everyone was experiencing together. This year we decided to include linen and took the cabins up 3%... Read more

Excerpt: Bird House snow report. We got about 2 inches last night and it is still snowing this morning so about 3 inches of light fluffy new snow to play in this weekend. Enough to get us to possibly head to the tubing hill at Winter Park on Saturday and who knows maybe even our first ski of the season... Read more

Excerpt: If you were not up North this weekend playing in the new powder well.... you missed some fun Getting coated in snow by children thinking they are funny dragging a foot down the hill Then there were these cute kids who had life figured out behind mom and dad's snowmobile snug as bugs and warm. This was the way... Read more

Excerpt: It is so cold at - 13 this morning that.... dreams of summer have started It is so cold this morning that..... -I made sure to stock up on make it at home flavored coffee so I would not have to get in the car and do my daily drive to the gas station for coffee. -wonderful sons are... Read more

Excerpt: First of all it is Monday morning and - 8 to start out the day and going to a balmy -2 for a high with windchills who knows where. Mack sums up Monday I think and is going back to bed. His boys have left for school, it is too cold to safely pee outside, and the squirrels are... Read more

Excerpt: It is cold, blustery, snow is coming down! Bring it on! This is winter. We are supposed to pick up 2 - 4 inches of snow with a little more tomorrow. This should be enough I hope to get the ski trails going. Snowmobile need a bit more hopefully next week Snow coming down looking out at the lake... Read more

Excerpt: After the melt down last week I am calling this new coating of snow winter version 2.0 Nice fluffy white stuff. We could always use more but are more than happy to have what we got The melt down gave our ice rink a 2nd life. It is like a zamboni came across it and resurfaced it. Guests this... Read more

Excerpt: I call these quick pics because it was so cold out I dashed outside and in a record 30 seconds snapped these 2 pics before dashing back inside We had light snow come down last night you can see it on the deck rails and the bird house. Not a lot but we will take whatever mother nature will... Read more

Excerpt: I know many check in with me for info on how much snow is up here. I will put new snow pics as soon as it falls on Wednesday into Thursday Here is a link to John Dee a wonderful weather forecast out of the UP covering the mid west. Once on the site click on Forecast graphic to see... Read more

Excerpt: Birdhouse snow report. 2 dustings of snow adding up slowly on the birdhouse with light snow coming down most of the day today. We are supposed to squeeze out an inch of snow and some more over the next few days. Getting snow to fall this year is like trying to get blood out of a turnip. We happily... Read more

Excerpt: It is almost 10 days before Christmas and it is murky outside...... it is not supposed to be murky outside 10 days before Christmas. When the snows arrive I will happily be taking pictures again... til then.... it is murky........ Read more

Excerpt: I was in town this morning insuring that we kept unlimited internet at Norway, Holiday and Restawhile with Verizon. Slow but unlimited.... on a grandfathered plan.. I succeeded but in the process did not take pictures and called Troy to say could you snap a few of the foggy lake while I am in town and this is what... Read more

Excerpt: It had spent way too much time at the computer trying to figure out how to make new floor plans for the cabins for our new website and was getting a bit cross eyed and grumbling and Troy decided I needed some sunshine so we took a walk in the woods from our back 40 across from the resort... Read more

Excerpt: Before you look at the pictures below, if you are a returning guest to the resort this blog entry is dedicated to you. People who love and appreciate the resort and the area as much as we do. People who come and enjoy their time at the resort, respect the property, the time and effort we put in to keeping... Read more

Excerpt: The snow was not a lot this weekend but that did not stop folks from enjoying a weekend up north. The Olencheck guys were up for their 10th year in a row enjoying life time friendships away from their families and the hustle and bustle of the world Our ice skating rink has become the hang out for families... Read more

Excerpt: It is with a very heavy heart I type this blog post. Captain Dave Tungett suddenly passed away 2 days ago from a heart attack. His family, The Tungetts have been coming to the resort since 1963. Dave worked at the resort in the early 70's for Craig and Maynard before starting his career in the Navy. He made... Read more

Excerpt: The new year has come and gone. How do I know this? Small batches of balsam and cedar around the sauna left by the Russians. After running the resort for 20 years one of the things I have come to know is that Russians and other eastern european countries like to take saunas at New Years and whip their... Read more

Excerpt: Light snow and sun behind the clouds made for a magical feel down at the lake. Very peaceful. Shortly after I took this picture a family came down to skate on the lake on our rink and it was picture perfect.... Read more

Excerpt: Merry Christmas from our family to yours from the shores of Lower Kaubashine during the annual Black/Gibson Family hockey tournament.... Read more

Excerpt: We had many families here at Christmas and were full December 23, 24 and 25th. This is one of many groups who enjoyed some special time with family. The Schwerman family enjoyed cutting down a tree to make their own Charlie Brown tree, sleigh ride in Eagle River, many meals together and a rollicking game of hockey which involved... Read more