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Resort Life

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.

Dock

Posted: May 13, 2016

Excerpt: The guys with Craig as the designer and master planner have been busy rebuilding out big swimming dock Here is the beginning of it Is it level? No idea but the lake is still cold First pallet going on Opps time for the saw, needs a little trimming I love it when a plan comes together. Many hours thinking... Read more

Zip Line!

Posted: May 08, 2016

Excerpt: Many guests have taken the time to do the Northwoods Zip Line in Minocqua. The Ament family had not done it yet but it was on Jaimie's Mother's Day bucket list of things to do with the family. Charlie and Noah were ready to go with mom. Nathan and Jamie had zip lined in Mexico and wanted to do... Read more

Facelift

Posted: May 04, 2016

Facelifts

Posted: May 04, 2016

Excerpt: First for the pretty picture of the day. Katie, my sister, took this picture of Clear Lake in Woodruff on the Raven Trail. If you have not hiked the Raven Trail or stopped at the Clear Lake beach you are missing something. I wish our beach was like the Clear Lake Beach. Kudos to Katie for the great picture... Read more

Wet Few Days

Posted: Apr 27, 2016

Excerpt: The sun finally came out today after quite a few days of rain. While it was raining we finally had time to finish off our maple syrup. We came out with our biggest year of about 6 gallons of syrup. At 32 to 1 ratio that is a lot of buckets of sap boiled down. Finally all the cabin... Read more

Something Is Missing....

Posted: Apr 20, 2016

Excerpt: There is definitely something missing as you drive through our gate... It will look like this for a few weeks before it goes back together repainted The new poles for the triangle. The old ones had rotted through. Steve made sure these were completely dry before staining. The Raccoon in the middle is getting an overhaul and facelift before... Read more

Only Allowed If You Are Over 80

Posted: Apr 17, 2016

Excerpt: It was a beautiful weekend at the resort for campfires. I have to say that the above picture is only allowed if you are over 80 and our wood chairs are too hard for old muscles. The lady in the chair was sitting on the porch instead of joining her family by the fire due to her sore muscles... Read more

Turning the Corner on Spring

Posted: Apr 13, 2016

Excerpt: The lake has finally just about completely gone out. By weekend we are supposed to be 70 degrees. We have several cabins open at low spring rates if you want to come up starting at 125/night. Give a call if interested 715 356 3018. I took this picture the other day before our snow melted. Steve cutting the boards... Read more

One Step Backward

Posted: Apr 09, 2016

Excerpt: The lake froze back over last night and we got 5 inches of snow. By next weekend we are supposed to be almost 70 degrees and we can't wait! Swimming area once again a sheet of ice temporarily While it is cold outside we are boiling down 1/2 of our sap today into maple syrup. We expect the trees... Read more

April White Stuff

Posted: Apr 07, 2016

Excerpt: More of that white stuff came down the last couple of days. It is pretty in October, November, December, January and February but today...... not so much..... Happily it should be melting by this weekend No docks are going in when it is this cold. Summer soon? With the white stuff outside in the late afternoons I have been... Read more

Getting Darker

Posted: Mar 29, 2016

Excerpt: The lake is slowly... slowly getting darker and darker Cliff sinking deeper and deeper into the ice. Temps are dipping back down on Wednesday for awhile so his plunge is going to take a little longer Boats will be floating soon In the meantime the guys have been working on the new dock pallets. I hear there is a... Read more

And The Winner Of Ice Out 2016 Is.....

Posted: Mar 29, 2016

Excerpt: I took this picture of Cliff this morning and did not think today would be the day. Usually the ice goes out more but..... Warm sun today and I looked over the hill at 2pm and Cliff had disappeared. So the official day of sinking in March 29th. Jimmy and Tommy Cikowski brothers picked March 29 and March 31st... Read more

Warming up and Cooking

Posted: Mar 25, 2016

Excerpt: Warm day in the Northwoods. Cliff is feeling the melting going on under his feet. What day will he sink is the question? Warm weather has the maple trees running full time. We had to pull out our outside evaporation pan and get it boiling over a fire to keep up with the trees. Nice thing is the fire... Read more

New Gate Poles

Posted: Mar 22, 2016

Excerpt: Steve has started a new project. Our triangle on our gate is rotting and needing replacement. This is one of the new poles that will be going up. How it goes up and how the old one comes down I am sure will be an entire blog entry. Hopefully no trips to the ER are needed as well Getting... Read more

The Trees Know

Posted: Mar 19, 2016

Excerpt: We had such a warm up last week and made it to 60 degrees one day. The maple trees were sluggish in the warm weather only making nominal sap. I started fearing for our pancake breakfasts thinking we were going to get skunked this year for maple syrup. I should have known better because the trees did. The temps... Read more

Special Family Video

Posted: Mar 17, 2016

Excerpt: https://youtu.be/SgUKHIC2GVw?list=PL-jggHuebA1kWtqr89PMfmHxjLLRb_KBb This last summer we were asked by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism to be a part of a special project. They wanted to do a video telling the story of a family that has come to the resort for generations. We have many families that fit this request coming for 30, 40 and even 60 plus years. I talked... Read more

Ice Out Update and Entries

Posted: Mar 16, 2016

Excerpt: I took these neat pictures of the mist on the lake on the way home last night. The ice is quickly fading. We are expecting colder temps and snow through the weekend. That will delay the lake going out. Snow started coming down last night and we have more in the forecast for tonight. Cliff is looking a little... Read more

Endorsement

Posted: Mar 11, 2016

Excerpt: All the endorsements of this candidate or that candidate in the news, I think they would love to have the above endorsement that I found in Shamrock's log book. It made me smile today It is a nice warm day to day and tomorrow. There is going to be a lot of ice melting in the next 2 days... Read more

Murky Melting

Posted: Mar 09, 2016

Excerpt: It has been a murky few days with fog in the trees and melting snow The lake is definitely showing signs of melting Cliff out at his post. I think it will be a shorter than normal post this year When I stepped on the raft today it moved a little. It is breaking away from the grips of... Read more

Ice Fishing Walk About

Posted: Mar 05, 2016

Excerpt: We had 4 groups of ice fishermen up at the resort and I took a walk about on the lake to see what was biting Had to stop and say hi to Cliff with the new inch of snow that came down last night No word of wisdom from Cliff about ice out. Just that it is not today... Read more

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