Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Warm Sunday afternoon was a perfect time to head down the Madeline Trail. It is 10 minutes from the resort. We usually ski at Winter Park, but sometimes taking a break and heading down a state trail is fun. Madeline Trail is out on County J. Follow County J over hwy 47, passed the new Catholic Church to the... Read more

Excerpt: Good News, after loosing our 2 bakeries the Baker's House and The French Bakery in the last year it was a nice surprise to see a new one open between Walmart and Trig's. Jim and Brenda McCoy offer some of the best breads in town. I am partial to their Asiago (spelling... the good bread with the cheese baked... Read more

Excerpt: Amanda Hixson arrived at the resort with her boyfriend Chris for a weekend of snowmobiling with friends. I am not sure we converted her over to loving a Northwoods winter as much as she enjoys sitting by the lake in the summer, but everyone had a good time. For the record nobody slept in Tom and Murry's bed.... really... Read more

Excerpt: I just found out that one of our summer folks is now a published writer. Check out Karey Ross (Schmelzer) article in Chicago parent.... Read more

Excerpt: Steve checking out the snow on Kaubashine's stoop considering how to get down to it Time to do the winter roof work out. You want to loose a few pounds head up to a roof and start shoveling Avalanche get out of the way Yes he is having fun up there Get out of the way! Opps.... time to... Read more

Excerpt: Thanks to those that sent tests the other day. I am hoping things are working but need a 2nd set of emails set to both info@blackscliff.com and jenny@blackscliffresort.com Thanks!... Read more

Excerpt: When you are a Basset Hound like Brutus, getting through the snow can be an issue Trying to corner with a long body and short legs No problem cornering the secret use the ears for balance I always wanted a Basset Hound as a kid. They are the funniest dogs to watch running around. How can you resist the... Read more

Excerpt: Yep it is that time of winter. We got about 3 - 4 inches of snow and this just seemed like the appropriate pic to take as I walked outside.... Read more

Excerpt: I have been having trouble with emails for the last month. If you did not get a receive a response to an email please try again to resend. I have a 2nd email address that I have had no problems with and you may want to put it in your files just in case jenny@blackscliffresort.com In the meantime I have... Read more

Excerpt: I headed to the lake for the sunrise with my new telephoto lens. I was spending so much time playing with the manual focus I did not notice the deer in the picture crossing the lake until I uploaded the pic to the computer. I would love to say I set this picture up but it was just by... Read more

Excerpt: I would love to take credit for this picture but the kudos go to Bryon. He was in the right place at the right time and knows how to work his camera. There was a light mist, clear skis, The Beacons on Lake Minocqua lite up, and 3 snowmobiles heading across the lake at 85 miles an hour. Awesome... Read more

Excerpt: Busy day and the camera did not come out. I hear that the crappies and Perch were biting quite well today still at the famous fishing hole. Nobody brought pics back today though so you will just have to believe it. I copied below the rumbelings I have been hearing about a snowstorm early next week. I coped www.johndee.com forecast... Read more

Excerpt: I sent the folks in Bayview over to Grandpa Gibson's fishing hole to see what they could catch. For 4 days in a row they have returned with a catch this size, enough for a fish fry every night. They managed to get into the perch that Grandpa could not get to bit. All were caught on Wigglers from... Read more

Excerpt: We had some very happy kids from Texas stop at the resort this week and they had one thing on their mind SLEDDING! They searched everywhere for the best spot to sled The deeper the snow the bigger the smiles Their sledding adventure took them all over our property. I think they finally found their favorite spot across the... Read more

Excerpt: Who needs a Ground Hog when Black's Cliff has pigs, pigs and more pigs to make a prediction. Oreo, Dumbledore and Boo were more than happy to hare their opinion on the length of winter this morning Oreo was a little unsure and seemed to take a middle of the road approach, willing to stick her nose out to... Read more

Excerpt: Been a long day. I thought I had icefishing pics to post from the folks in Bayview. They have had luck the last 3 afternoons in the crappie fishing hot spot. We tried a few things to get their pics from their camera on my computer but it did not work. They have caught perch and crappie each day enough... Read more

Excerpt: What to do in the cold? Fire up the chainsaw and cut up some wood. Personally I would rather do office work and save this for a 30 degree day but each to their own. Steve and Troy saw the challenge of finishing the pile that was left from Ted and Mark Pile growing but little do they know... Read more

Excerpt: I am not sure the statement this squirrel is trying to say. Any squirrel mind readers please post a comment for the quote of the day from this squirrel Lower Kaubashine earlier in the morning at minus 15 degrees... Read more