Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog
Welcome to the Black's Cliff Resort Blog! Here, we share stories from our lakeside retreat, highlight seasonal events, and offer glimpses into the serene life of Northern Wisconsin's Northwoods. Whether you're planning your next getaway or reminiscing about past visits, our blog provides a window into the experiences that make our resort a cherished destination.
Are we done yet?
Posted: Nov 12, 2010Excerpt: The earth moving equipment has continued to be be busy at the resort. Today it was a drop of road gravel to smooth out the roads and fill in some of our old septics that are being abandoned after the new ones were installed. With big equipment here we also took some time to remove some stumps Things getting... Read more
Resort History Link
Posted: Nov 10, 2010Excerpt: Anyone want to see old pictures go to the Resort Information link and click on Resort History. We will be adding more pictures in the next few weeks but I thought for a start it turned out nice... Read more
Thanksgiving Turkeys and Chickens
Posted: Nov 11, 2010Excerpt: heavytable.com/coon-creek-family-farm-of-mondovi-wi/ The link above will take you to a story about the only organic chicken and turkey farmers we have had come to the resort. Julie and Vince and their boys arrived a few years ago and we swapped rent for chickens and have been doing that ever since. Their birds are top notch and you know they don't have... Read more
Septic Day 2
Posted: Nov 11, 2010Excerpt: Walkway to Shamrock with a small problem The big dig continued today with the drain field being added Drain field being added View from the front door of Shamrock While all that was going on by Shamrock and Kaubashine, Troy and Steve found a new use for our antique wheel barrow. Worked great to move the shower stall over... Read more
St Germain, Cloud Lake
Posted: Nov 08, 2010Excerpt: Beautiful afternoon time to get the GPS out and www.geocaching.com to find a neat spot to visit. You know you are headed to a good spot when the road is reduced to gravel. We headed out on 70 E to over by Blink Bonnie's in St Germain where we turned on to County C and then Ross Lake Road... Read more
Big Dig 2010
Posted: Nov 09, 2010Excerpt: The resort is finally quiet before deer hunting and Thanksgiving.. what does that mean... projects start. The biggest and most expensive project next to Craig's roofing project started today. Kaubashine and Shamrock are getting 2 new septic systems and a new drain field. The big equipment came in today only thing missing was Craig who always enjoys days that... Read more
Morning Snow
Posted: Nov 04, 2010Excerpt: Sunrise this morning with clouds and snow coming down. The sun managed to peak through for a few minutes to make an awesome sunrise. Took this between Muskie an Bayview I took this picture with the flash on and it really shows the flakes coming down Same picture of Wigwam without the flash, the delay made it a little... Read more
Changes... I don't like changes
Posted: Nov 05, 2010Excerpt: The last of the docks and steps came out today. Mac is looking disturbed by this occurance What the heck happened to my steps to get into the lake Honestly they were here yesterday...... how am I supposed to get in the lake to get stinky and a drink gonna happen now? This thing bounces up and down and... Read more
Christmas Stockings For Sale
Posted: Nov 06, 2010
Excerpt: For anyone that does not know I knit Christmas stockings and this year have knitted 10 extra to sell. I personalize them with names. I have 2 moose, 2 bear, 2 cabins, 2 tree, 1 snowman and one snowflake or holly stocking done and ready to go just waiting for names. I am selling them for 40 dollars each... Read more
Winter Park Clean Up
Posted: Oct 31, 2010Excerpt: We heard that call that Winter Park needed help with storm clean up. Trails were full of downed trees and sticks that would get caught in the groomer. We headed out to the park just 7.5 miles from the resort to give a hand and met up with one of our former guests Linda Wrobel and her husband John... Read more
What a Storm!
Posted: Oct 27, 2010Excerpt: What a storm this was and it is not done yet. Came outside this morning to find this tree hanging over Wigwam after the 55mph winds went through. There was not a garbage can standing in the resort, limbs down, a few small trees down and this big spruce hanging. Electric went off at 1 am as well. Good... Read more
Lake Superior Storm
Posted: Oct 30, 2010Excerpt: A friend of mine fowarded this picture to me of Lake Superior during the wind storm last week. I could not imagine being out on the big lake in this... Read more
Winter Prediction Posted
Posted: Oct 29, 2010Excerpt: John Dee my favorite winter weather site has his winter prediction up for temps and snowfall. Click on www.johndee.com and go to forecast text. Looks like it is time to add another pile of wood in the shed... Read more
More Storm Pics
Posted: Oct 28, 2010Excerpt: With wind gusts still enough to almost blow me off the pier while taking these pics, Steve and Troy went on a pontoon boat rescue mission. We forgot to put the canopy down on the pontoon before the big wind hit. There was enough force behind the wind to pull the eye screws right out of the dock that... Read more
Need a Travel Review
Posted: Oct 22, 2010Excerpt: We just joined Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO) Anyone want to help us out with a trip review? Follow the link below and I would appreciate it http://www.vrbo.com/324452... Read more
The Rain Stopped!
Posted: Oct 25, 2010Excerpt: It has been 2 days of rain, which make it nice to hide by the fireplace but brings no inspiration for heading outside for pictures. This morning it finally quit raining and I snapped these pics of the sun trying to peak through Last of the oak leaves hanging on Today was supposed to be the beginning of The... Read more
Lights Out?
Posted: Oct 26, 2010Excerpt: After hearing the weather reports for the next day or so, we have broken out the candle supply expecting to loose power at some point. Anyone who has spent much time in the Northwoods knows that if you fart wrong around here out goes the power. 60 mph winds it will be interesting to see what comes down. I... Read more
Ski Howard, SKI!
Posted: Oct 21, 2010Excerpt: I had this picture sent to me by the Berchtold Family who gathered as usual at the lake this summer. I have lost track of how many total we have. Howard and Jean are in the middle of the picture and surrounding them are most of the kids, grandkids and now great grandkids. Howard did his annual tradition of... Read more
First Flakes and a Few Flakes Heading out on the lake
Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Excerpt: I saw the first flakes of the year coming down today and headed to the lake to take a pic, not expecting to see anyone going out in boats. Only crazy muskie fishermen are nuts enough to go out at this time of year. The Cikowski Crew heading out with sleety snow greeting them. I later learned they raised... Read more
Raking, raking and more raking
Posted: Oct 17, 2010Excerpt: the oak trees are finally bare and time to start The Great 2010 Resort Rake. Blower makes it a little easier but most of the leaves are still raked the old fashioned way and hauled away into the woods Line of leaves leading up to the New "used" resort truck. The old truck was having a few too many... Read more