Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: While the rest of the country bakes we have been enjoying afternoons at the lake What is a day at the lake without a pic of the red boat? Tubing with Katie and the twins and amazingly for the first time the boat came back in one piece and did not have to be towed Charles Hebert was giving... Read more

Excerpt: Well the books are here! I have 40 copies left and will order more. Our resort and its history along with 20 other Wisconsin resorts are shared in this book. It also does a wonderful job telling the history of the vacationing at Wisoconsin resorts, how it started and the traditions that are alive to this day. Everyone who... Read more

Excerpt: Coolest new store in downtown. The guy who opened the store has spent a lot of time at the craft fairs and you might recognize seeing his amazing twisted wood tables there. Besides his own twisted art, he has many local artists displaying their art and crafts for sale The Twisted Widdlin' Fool himself Just a couple of doors... Read more

Excerpt: The 4th of July means fireworks, family and HORSESHOES. Roy and Carol Tungett once again organized our 2012 tournament. Names and numbers went in cups and everyone drew for spots and partners Gloria holding the Pony Plaque which nobody wants to be on for never getting into the final 4. You have to play for 3 years and once... Read more

Excerpt: Catching up on a few pictures from last week. Last week 1/2 of America was in Minocqua using the internet and slowed things down so much that blogging was no fun when it takes 2 hours to upload pictures. So finally getting around to posting a few left over. Disclaimer: These fireworks were not shot off at the resort... Read more

Excerpt: Last week was Sauna moving day. There was much debate as to how to move the sauna. We are moving it over 20 feet in order to make room for our office building Ropes tied up, come a longs secured this should work... Poles under the building... who took physics class? Today is dedicated to the power of physics... Read more

Excerpt: The lighting at sunset was beautiful this week. Every season has its beauty you just have to look for it The guys had some time to day to pick off a project. Today's project was cutting down this red pine next to Restawhile. It was dead and they were preventing damage in a storm First things first, taking down... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a busy few days of cleaning cabins, heat and soaking in the lake. Here is a montage of the last few days. Someone ran out of gas in the red boat and needed to be saved. Not saying who she is but she has dark hair and loves to do anything but drive the boat. Each... Read more

Excerpt: Abigail was so excited to hear about the newest delivery to the beach she had to leave her cabin at 800 pm to check it out in her PJ's She as all smiles and said she would dream of the..... drum roll please...... SLIDE at the beach Julia took one look at the slide and jumped in with her... Read more

Excerpt: Happy 4th of July. We got an early start to the festivities with our annual horseshoe tournament at Hilltop. Just about the entire resort was entered The ringing of shoes... or the ringing of trees being hit could be heard. Some are better throwers than others Intense competition playing to 11 Roy Tungett the originator of the tournament could... Read more

Excerpt: It is always fun to head down to the beach on Sunday mornings to see folks elated to be spending their first morning at the lake. Rick Snodgrass ready to dance the jog as he heads down the steps with crappie on his mind and fresh bait Over at the blue dock I spotted a lone figure who had... Read more

Excerpt: Day 5 brought the loon show. They put on quite a show for everyone on the docks It was the parent loons and the baby. First time I got good pics of the baby. It was first spotted June 10th by my neighbor across the lake riding on its parents back. It has gotten much bigger and the parents... Read more

Excerpt: Days 3 and 4 brought total relaxation and soaking in the lake as temps are going close to 90. Troy was even spotted in the lake so you know it is warm Floats taking a well needed rest Others were not in to resting. Will Flower with a gleam in his eye gave me a break from driving the... Read more

Excerpt: These 2 friends Linda and Gloria crack me up. Day 2 and they have gone from SPF 15 to covering up under their clouds saying they needed to pace themselves to last the full 14 days. Gloria with her husbands hat on was asked if she wanted to go fishing by a friend out in a boat mistaking her... Read more

Excerpt: Before After... The new office project has started.. stay tuned. 3 trees are coming down next and then the sauna is moving a few feet and corners will be set for construction to commence. No going back now... Read more

Excerpt: http://bookbub.com/deals/2012/06/18/free-ebook-dead-tease-victoria-houston/ Quick entry today, I have 11 cabins to clean. This book is free today on Nook and Kindle. It is one of a series of books based in northern Wisconsin mystery. Check it out for free. Our library has a hard time keeping Victoria Houston novels on the shelf... Read more

Excerpt: Working the chain gang in the driveway filling in holes. Once in awhile a driveway paver comes in our driveway to ask if we want to write him a really big check and he will pave out driveway and every time we nicely say no. If we paved the driveway it would loose something... there is just something about... Read more

Excerpt: After 2 days of cold and rain, everyone hit the beach and came out of hiding from their cabins Happy to be soaking up some vitamin D. All the chairs had to be scooped up out of the lake this morning after the intense wind blew them all in the lake No wind just a calm lake and everyone... Read more

Excerpt: I came upon this lovely oven range set from the 1970's the other day being shown off by my lovely assistant, Kim, doing her Vanna White impersonation and could not decide which cabin would get this new lovely set.. Birchwood... Bayview... or Restawhile.... Such decisions It comes with a lovely and versatile upper oven that I am sure Gloria... Read more

Excerpt: I had a correction from Craig on my blog entry yesterday. This is everyone's favorite wheel barrow from the shed. I said yesterday if was from the 50's. I quickly got a text from him informing me the wheel barrow predates him and is from the 30's. It can be seen he claims in old resort pictures. I could... Read more