Black's Cliff Blog

Excerpt: I received this email from the Minocqua Chamber. Someone can win some money with their vacation pics. MAVWACC Website Dear Lodging Facility, We ask you to remind your guests that we would like to see their memorable visit in a photo. Please ask them to upload pictures (scenery, action, wildlife, etc.) onto our website. www.minocqua.org As they say, "a picture... Read more

Excerpt: We left the Northwoods for the weekend for a visit with family, thus no blog entries for a few days. The Resort, John Deer Gator Keys, guinea pigs and Poe were in the capable hands of Nathan and Jamie. Thanks to them for keeping an eye on things while Grandpa Gibson took us down a road less traveled in... Read more

Excerpt: Ice in the bay this morning as temps dipped into the lower 20's last night. Winter is knocking on the door Experimenting taking pictures of the frost on the road side this morning.... Read more

Excerpt: Wow what a warm sunny morning for November. We opened the windows and enjoyed a rare 63 degree day. Time to work outside and get all those late fall things done The last of the boats were rolled up on shore and all the rest got a good spraying, need one more person to help stack the green boats..... Read more

Excerpt: My sister posted this post on her facebook page. I thought it was pretty funny and true. Apparently it happened this evening you know you live in the northwoods when: your husband calls from the garage to tell you he is trapped in the garage waiting for a bear to go away. I wish Katie and Bryon had taken a... Read more

Excerpt: I really do love every month and season in the Northwoods. But there are some months that lend themselves better to the blog than others. November is not one of them. I do love the quiet around the resort after the business of the summer and fall season. These couple of weeks before deer hunting and Thanksgiving are quiet... Read more

Excerpt: It is a small pic, I downloaded it from a friends sight. This was her view of Lake Minocqua yesterday from SaveMore. Only in Minocqua can you grocery shop with such good views... Read more

Excerpt: Time to clean up the boats before winter. One of the few times the power washer comes out. Troy above saying a few foul words trying to get it started... When acorns are combined with a hibernating s quirrel and the engine of the power washer it is not a good thing for Troy's mood. After many foul words... Read more

Excerpt: What works better than a leaf blower? That would be 2 leaf blowers. Steve was 2 fisting the blowers and it was like a tornado with leaves moving Troy trying to keep up with The Leaf Tornado....... Read more

Excerpt: Had to make a quick stop at the Bearskin trail in Minocqua. We have set 6 geocaches along the trail and one of them had gone missing. So I chose this cold foggy morning to stop to replace it and shoot some fun pics of a different lake for a change for the blog. The tressel bridge is always... Read more

Excerpt: The sun came out and the Northwoods started melting this afternoon. Internet as lost Friday afternoon along with all cell phone coverage in Hazelhurst from a tower being down. 11pm Friday night we lost electric due to ice on the lines. Between the 2 events the only communication to Black's Cliff was through the cord phone in the kitchen... Read more

Excerpt: Who says we don't get into our work. It is fall cleaning time now that it is slowing down a bit. You can't say Olga does not get the corners. I came in the cabin looking for her and heard a voice from the back of the kitchen Amazing how much stuff is really in the cupboards Marcy the... Read more

Excerpt: See this truck come in the driveway be ready to enjoy that fresh country air. Nothing like coming to the resort on septic tank day. 15 tanks, 1 truck and a lot of digging. They were supposed to be here Wednesday mid week when we only had 3 cabins, instead Friday was the day, a full house of folks... Read more

Excerpt: A very well intentioned family cleaned out their fireplace before leaving Kaubashine this morning. I walked past the bucket seeing they had also cleaned out unburned logs and they were in the bucket and did not doing anything with the bucket. It did not get my attention as I saw the bucket was not next to the cabin. We... Read more

Excerpt: It was a beautiful fall day. The Packers were playing Detroit and the first half was enough of a game to see, so off down the road we went on the hunt of a geo cache. We headed to the notorious Camp 9 road that connects to an even more infamous Manhardt Road. No power lines, no houses, dirt... Read more

Excerpt: More pics from Wade in the 40 acres of woods across from the resort. He is bow hunting at the back end of our 40 and has caught some great pics of our neighbors in the woods. The camera has a sensor that makes it snap when animals come into its view. Take a close look at the young... Read more

Excerpt: The fall colors are holding on. We are just past the peak in my opinion but the woods are still hanging on to the fall colors. Pic taken where the road meets the lake Colors keeping things bright on the playground Shamrock Creepy, crawlies hanging around to be careful of ... Read more

Excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-Zbo0Wnv8 This is my first experiment with video. A neighbor of mine is bow hunting in the 40 acres across from the resort and has cameras installed by his stand. Wade send me this video of 2 bucks in the woods by the stand. Hope the link works Wade also sent me this still picture of an 8 point at... Read more

Excerpt: We had about 2 inches of the white stuff come down yesterday. I took a walk from Wildflower down to the lake catching the first snow in the trees pics of the season. It was coming down a bit heavy and you can just see across the lake in the back ground. The snow will be gone soon but... Read more

Excerpt: Our first bigger storm of the season blew through The wind blew and the trees and cabins got plastered on the lake side I borrowed this picture of the end piers from Vicki Moore. Thanks for going down the cold steps and snapping the picture Mack wondering if we are done outside yet and ready to go in Much... Read more