Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Little Lauren started out with her whole family on the raft First went big sister Abigail and Uncle Mark You are out of here dad! Wahooooooo queen of the raft.... with big sister sneaking up from behind. Enjoy your moment Lauren... Read more

Excerpt: There are some moments in life that are perfect and you wish you could hold on to them. That is what most Grandparents and parents feel for their kids. Donna Pyfer shared her pics with her grandkids Delaney and Bryce this week. If you could just freeze time I am sure Donna would Delaney learning fishing from Grandpa John... Read more

Excerpt: Last September we lost a very special lady and friend, Char, pictured above in her rocking chair with her family and friends around. Char was one of those special people in your life you will always remember and treasure. She touched the lives of many who did not know her in other weeks around the resort. She insisted I... Read more

Excerpt: Steve found this rare flower around Red Pine. Any guesses on what it is? He figured it out but was throwing it out there to challenge all the flower people out there Steve, Troy and our boys have been busy out clearing and building a dog park for the resort. We have had this great area and not used... Read more

Excerpt: It was a murky warm morning at the resort. The loon stopped by to see what was going on Mack contemplating the morning It was a good morning to learn how to skip a rock A good morning to sleep in or just sit by the lake The Pilated Woodpecker stopped in for a visit. Amy Tempel caught it... Read more

Excerpt: Our annual horseshoe tournament came this week. For the first time we did not have our leader Mr Tungett to inspire us to leave the beach and go to Hilltop to throw some shoes. We lost Mr T last year but his spirit lives on in his tournament. His daughters Eleanor and Linda holding the horse shoe plaque made... Read more

Excerpt: Those of you that follow blog or have been to the resort know we had to redo our front entrance sign. My brother inlaw Bryon created our totem pole gate 20 years ago and it needed a little TLC before it came down on someone or something. We took it down in the spring and Steve rebuilt the triangle... Read more

Excerpt: The days have been great and we have been breaking in the new dock The lake levels are about as high as they go as we have had more and more rain Rain and sun and floating with unicorns.... does not get better than that Only thing better is getting your dad to grab a pink float and float... Read more

Excerpt: Peaceful week at the resort. We still have next Thursday and Friday June 30th and 1st open on a cabin if you want a quick get away. July 29 - August 5th Bear Den is open and then we are booked out til August 26th I had this very nice note given to me by a very happy little... Read more

Excerpt: If you have never gone on a swamp tour with Steve it is quite an experience. Steve loves our bog and stream area down the road from the resort. He periodically takes other swamp folks down to play in his back yard. Steve learned his love of the swamp from our mom Trudy who was also known to take... Read more

Excerpt: We had an extremely wet week last week. We tried to keep the boats dry but got caught in a downpour at the lake a few times Steve has been busy getting the gate poles ready to go back up. We are hoping to have the new gate up this week Channel 12 news was out at the resort... Read more

Excerpt: We have had a busy 48 hours. We took Ben to Saint Norbert for college orientation and while there got a call from Italy. Jake and Michelle got engaged while traveling. We could not be happier with both of these things happening. Ben is getting ready to go off and Jake and Michelle getting engaged. Big day for our... Read more

Excerpt: One of our favorite treats of the year is when Luz Rose makes Floutas for us. Luz is from Columbia and makes authentic wonderful Floutas for us for lunch. When the family hears Luz is cooking everyone looks forward to lunch with Luz Steve and Pennies face say it all. Steve was not sharing with her no matter what... Read more

Excerpt: The Jacque boys better known as "Da Boys" from the previous entry on maple syrup spent a busy weekend catching anything with fins. This really nice bass was one of their favorites Then there was this nice basket of pan fish. Crappies, un fish and bluegill filled the net. Were they done..... would they give up....... Nope 9Pm my... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a rainy Memorial Day Weekend. We held off on putting a few boats in due to not wanting to bail them out. Ready to slip down the hill My delivery of maple syrup came this weekend with the Jacque boys. They make syrup with their mom and dad and I buy it from them. How can... Read more

Excerpt: With fresh rain the resort is green and shinny with new buds popping up everywhere. We are ready for Memorial Day Weekend The Lillies of the Valley are in full bloom and the wind coming off the hillside is amazing with the smell Craig and Lynnette took a trip up to Lake Superior before the weekend and stopped in... Read more

Excerpt: Unless you were a 24 inch fat northern, it was a great weekend to be at the resort. The fishing was hot. I have several groups sending me their fishing pictures. All the fish were headed to the spawning beds from bluegills, bass, northerns to crappie. The elusive muskie was not far behind but I did not hear of... Read more

Excerpt: I had to share Craig's new improvement to our dock. He installed a 9 foot bench. I think the dock has a lot more leg room and the ability for folks to sit and talk better. This will be the new hang out this summer. The bench needs a coat of stain but other than that it is ready... Read more

Excerpt: Craig standing on his masterpiece Steve wrote a diddy for the day "Make a reservation to see the new dock in town, it is warm and has a sunny attitude and excellent lakeside manor" So in the spirit of Steve's inspiration I am offering a special this weekend. We have 4 cabins left, Wigwam, Holiday, Red Pine and Blackwood... Read more

Excerpt: Absolutely beautiful this morning and warming up after a cold weekend. Hopefully we have turned the corner on the cold stuff The Lilies of the Valley are popping out. They will be blooming soon with that amazing smell wafting off the hill Troy and I took a walk down our trail across the road from the resort. I wanted... Read more