Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: We left the resort 6 days ago with snow on the ground and sap running in the trees, Troy was collecting from the maples at Eagles Nest before we headed out. Eagles's Nest maples flow the best out of any of the trees in the resort we have tapped so far. What is the difference I have no idea... Read more

Excerpt: Rain and warmer temps have taken a toll on the snow. Hard to believe we had 15 inches of snow just a few days ago. Melting away The hillside is clearing out but still a lot of ice out there I was not going out far but did put my feet on the ice and it is still holding... Read more

Excerpt: From sunshine yesterday to fog and rain today. It is a murky day on Lower Kaubashine, but still pretty in its own way Not as foggy over in the bay Cliff leaning back and dreaming of being a beach bum in Florida. Florida according to our kids is the place that all the kids in the Lakeland area are... Read more

Excerpt: Spring Break happened and Cliff could not go with us this year as it has been warming up and he had to stay at his post so Cleo and Helga Cliff's cousins decided to join us. Stay tuned for their adventures while Cliff stays on Lower Kaubashine. Helga and Cleo are quite a pair. I wonder what security will... Read more

Excerpt: It hit 40 degrees to day and is freezing at night. There is a smell in the air that says spring and I had to go take a look at the maple trees. We tapped a couple of them a couple of weeks ago when it was warm in Mid February just because I did not want to think... Read more

Excerpt: I got the sad call today that Sig Oberman lost his battle with cancer this week. His wife Heidi lost her battle a little over a year ago and now the Oberman and Voight families sadly loosing another member of their family this week with Sig. They will still gather and enjoy their families Labor Day and Memorial Day... Read more

Excerpt: Ok talked to my gurus for both snowmobiling and x country skiing Skiing here is the report from Winter Park sounds good! Got the freeze we expected and a light dusting of snow. Trails held up well overall under the rain. There are pockets of debris blown off the trees on the interior and classic tracks are going to be... Read more

Excerpt: March is here and our old buddy Cliff decided it was time to peak out of the basement and see if it was warm enough to come out. After last weeks storm he was in no hurry to get out of the basement (and Jenny spent 3 days at a Muskie Expo show this weekend and possibly did not... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.mckennapubgrp.com/ My friend Michelle Cozzens has completed her most recent book for anyone that has always wondered if running a resort is for them. Michelle sets it all out, the good the bad and the crazy and even has a few tales from Black's Cliff, namely the reason we are now building an office outside of our house that is... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_qgfx9YbQ4 Enjoy! This video was taken in Boulder Junction last week after the storm. The deer have been easy to spot this week as they have been sticking close to roads to get through the snow that is throwing even them in how to get around... Read more

Excerpt: I heard a metal clinking coming from the direction of Muskie Inn and felt a blog entry coming on and had to check it out. I found the Haas crew gathered around the campfire by Muskie. But where was the metal clinking sound coming from? I found the guys playing a new game I had never seen. Throwing metal... Read more

Excerpt: I think this picture sums up how much snow we got today. We finally got Muskie Inn dug out so guests could arrive today. The Haas's made it in the driveway by noon, reporting the roads in good shape til they got to the side roads and then got to our unplowed resort. Jim decided to take his chances... Read more

Excerpt: The snow has been falling and the cold has been blowing. We have had a couple of day reprieve from the cold temps for folks to get outside and play in the snow and ice Snowshoes have been the name of the game this week with many folks going out to enjoy our blue trail through the woods Snowshoeing... Read more

Excerpt: I am going to blame today's issues with Mack to his trama yesterday from Steve. Steve came in at lunch and turned on the radio in our house that uses the speaker system in the whole house. We do not do this very often and I think Mack thought that voices from the pits of hell were haunting him around... Read more

Excerpt: Wow is all I can say as to how much snow we got. This is a plastic snow flake that hangs by my front door. It is totally encrusted with snow. I stepped out my front door and the snow came all the way up our door stop Front of our hose buried in snow. We have 2 cabins... Read more

Excerpt: What do you do when the winter is long... Finish all the little things the boss asked for, before leaving for Arizona. Top of the list finding out what all the circuits do in the back of Wigwam and making sure they are labeled correctly. Troy and Steve yelling through the wall at one another as Steve shut off... Read more

Excerpt: http://record-eagle.com/features/x1083697203/Minocqua-one-of-Midwests-gems This link will lead you to a great article about skiing in Minocqua during the winter... Read more

Excerpt: One of our most creative guests, Yolanda Lennart, visited the resort this week. Yolanda is always making something. This time Mack was the recipient of a wonderful "Greeter" scarf that Yolanda made. Mack has never been decorated before besides some jingle bells at Christmas and he was not to sure about it. In the end I think he was... Read more

Excerpt: There is snow outside and 9 - 15 inches coming tomorrow into Wednesday.. So time to go into the picture file and do some dreaming of a few months from now. Enjoy drifting on Lower Kaubashine this morning Summer is not far away... Read more

Excerpt: This was the view out of Wigwam this morning with big flakes coming down. It looks like Winter is making quite a come back this week with snow coming and going and a bigger storm talked about Sunday into Monday Looking very wintery yet around the resort WHile I was busy cleaning cabins the guys were finishing the carpeting... Read more