Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: This was our wake up view on Mo day. It was hard to get going. Thankfully 60's are in the forecast later in the week. So what do you do when it is snowing out on a Monday morning? Get in the lake and put in docks of course. Notice that is Chris Moran and Troy in the water... Read more

Excerpt: There has not been a blog entry in over a week because Troy and I headed off down the road to travel some trails. I get asked all the time when do we get away and to where. This time it was to Southern Illinois to Giant City State Park. The wildflowers and trails were amazing along with the... Read more

Excerpt: Ice out started out looking good. We saw this Monday morning and thought it would be a good ice out no problems... Then the wind started in the afternoon..... This was the first indication we were in trouble. The ice moved in when crazy winds came in blowing it right into our shore. We broke up what we could... Read more

Excerpt: The snow has just about completely melted. We have snow banks left but that is about it We are keeping cabins open for guests who we have had a steady trickle of all month. Spring break at a cabin for many beats the crowds in Florida. We are working on a few projects and keeping the furniture store in... Read more

Excerpt: The fog and snow of March. Some don't like this time of year. Personally I love the foggy woods and misty lake as the snow melts Driveway is the main issue getting mucky The water falls in Ironwood and Hurley are calling our names. This is the best time of year to see them full of spring melting water... Read more

Excerpt: It was a beautiful weekend at the resort. This picture from Larry and Sue Sveda Sunrise taken by Sue much earlier than I was up The Kurtz family was up enjoying the possibly last day of ice skating on our rink They were all smiles skating in the spot they will be swimming in this summer Troy and I... Read more

Excerpt: Woody, Duchess and Lucy want everyone to know it is cold outside! They were enjoying a quick romp in the snow at -10 before their humans go snowmobiling For a week and a half we have been busy but barely seen any guests as everyone has been staying pretty close to the cabins and enjoying fires. Taking pictures outside... Read more

Excerpt: Late winter the wood pile gets smaller and smaller But the sun feels warmer and warm each day Imagining a dock and raft floating out from shore But for a little while longer this is where the raft shall be. Openings up to June 12th and starting August 20th. Come up for spring break and watch the lake melt... Read more

Excerpt: Sunset on Lower Kaubashine. It has been cold this week and a little fresh snow Lots of skiing and skating at the lake Muskie in the fresh snow We just had a cancelation on Shamrock for the February 4th weekend and are are offering a special on it for smaller groups if you want to get away Wildflower was... Read more

Excerpt: Its been a beautiful winter week at the resort. The snowmobile trails opened jump and the highway in the bay has been busy with sleds passing by. 5-8 more inches of snow expected today I caught some others crossing the lake at sunset There were about 10 deer running around the lake. There were ice shacks with fisherman on... Read more

Excerpt: Beautiful weekend in the 20's it was perfect for ice skating. These kids were headed to the rink for a day of skating with their family So much different than summer with beach towels. It was a great January day at the lake Some of the McGrath family had beaten them to the lake. They helped us get it... Read more

Excerpt: Winter in the woods The boats sleeping green giants slumbering away dreaming of warm July days floating in Lower Kaubashine Time to not sleep but do a few projects while we have time between guests. Bayview was next on the list for new bedrooms floors Look good Steve! Nobody will miss carpet Jake, Ben and Grant helped Steve and... Read more

Excerpt: It was a beautiful start to the new year with frost in the pines. It was hard to take a bad picture today We have had lots of guests out enjoying out ice skating rink It has been a good holiday season for that. Steve reports the ski trails are in good condition a little thin but enjoyable. Jake... Read more

Excerpt: We had some beautiful snow come down last night. We do not have a ton of snow but what we have is making it look more and more like Christmas We do have Wildflower open during Christmas from now till the 26th and Kaubashine opened up for the nights of the 24, 25 and 26th with 2 night minimum... Read more

Excerpt: The ice skating is going to be epic this year if the snow holds off. Steve has already been skating around the edges a bit. I will wait till there is more ice. Some of our best Christmas's have been spent skating all over the lake with the family. It is magical when you are not stopped by the... Read more

Excerpt: We had almost a full resort for Deer Hunting Weekend and Thanksgiving. Sadly a lack of pictures I usually do. Usually I go around and take pictures of the guys before deer camp and all the families enjoying a Thanksgiving meal at the cabin. This year everyone stayed to themselves, us included. It was a special time for everyone... Read more

Excerpt: Mack and Penny would like everyone to know our family is doing ok so far through the pandemic. So far one of our kids and one of Katie's has had covid and recovered. The rest of us are just doing the darnedest to not get it before the vaccine. At the moment we have scaled back our Thanksgiving just... Read more

Excerpt: It is starting to look more like the holidays around here. We are getting booked up a bit. With our 24 hour holds between reservations this winter it has limited our rentals, but that is ok if we call all vacation as safely as possible. We are continuing the double sanitation on the cabins with hospital grade disinfectant, hydrogen... Read more

Excerpt: We keep waiting for the snow to melt and the snow to go away so we can rake and finish up closing up the beach.... but it has not been happening No ice yet but it is cold! We have remained busy with folks getting away from election commercials and virus. The cabins are slowing down a little and... Read more

Excerpt: We have had some beautiful fall days! Colors have been amazing We had Northwoods Art Tour at the resort this weekend. 1/2 of the 40 artists on the tour that goes through the Northwoods to Art studios like mine, did not participate due to the virus. We took everything outside along with masks and hand sanitizer and had some... Read more