Black's Cliff Birch Bark Blog

Excerpt: Beach Party! End of July means time for the annual Beach Party Day. Question is who is the meatball photo bomber on the right side of the photo..... Lots and lots of fun had at the raft Beach Party Day at Black's Cliff. Rules 1. Grab a Floatie 2. Grab your favorite cold drink preferably in a red cup... Read more

Excerpt: Warm breeze days on Lower Kaubashine The wind makes the warm weather perfect at the beach We have a lot of folks down enjoying the beach John Thompson has found his perfect spot on the pontoon to enjoy the wind and sun Noah got a little tired of the beach and headed to the game room to get his... Read more

Excerpt: Anyone remember these 3 guys. All of them worked for atleast a summer at the resort. John Thompson on the left was 1965, Kevin Kane in the middle was early or mid 70's and Paul Zaremba was mid to late 70's. They had a lot of fun and dug a lot of fish holes and greece traps, took a... Read more

Excerpt: Well the old red ski boat worked for a day... John Thompson got to take a spin around the lake. One minor problem..... it only would go in forward.... That allows for some fun in forward but not much else. We think it is a minor glitch but it was back to.... Taking the boat back out of the... Read more

Excerpt: It was an absolutely beautiful start to a July day on Lower Kaubashine. The lake has cleared out from all the pollen in June and is clear as can be I am not sure my pictures do it justice just how clear it is right now when the lake is still An even better beach day. Little Sydney was... Read more

Excerpt: Summer is warming up more and more and the beach has been the place to be. I caught this pick before anyone had woken up yet this morning. These chairs will be full by noon The lake is beautiful this time of year. The pollen has washed out of the lake and the shallows are clear as a bell... Read more

Excerpt: It has been great beach weather. We have had many visitors having fun in the swimming area. Even the green kind...... The noodles are out and the fun is being had from adults to.... Lauren who scooped up more water than her mom Amy could believe. She kept the mud flowing and the sand castles watered Big sister Abigail... Read more

Excerpt: 4th of July means one thing at Black's Cliff, time for the annual Roy Tungett horseshoe tournament. Mr Tungett could not join us this year and it put a bit of a damper on the tournament without his family there as well, but the show went on. We all wish Mr Tungett a speedy recovery The partners and brackets... Read more

Excerpt: Charlie aka, Charles, is one of my favorite resort dogs who visits. He is absolutely obsessed with balls. I have seen him dig in 3 feet of snow to find his ball and always comes back with it. That is why I was so sad to hear he got diabetes and lost his eye sight. How would Charlie enjoy... Read more

Excerpt: Summer is in full swing. Temps are up and the beach is the place to be There is a chair calling your name If you are in the under 12 set, it is definitely the place to be Just Chilling, like Julia Or racing down the slide like Amelia Or if you are like Holdon, hanging out with grandpa... Read more

Excerpt: For anyone who needs a nice sunset pic. This was awesome! I stopped by the fish house to see what Rich and Eric were catching Not bad, they have found the crappie and a nice bass The Theil family was also out having fun with bass. Colin and his dad Chris spent a fun few days on the lake... Read more

Excerpt: It was maybe 60 degrees yesterday. Linda is our most die hard sun bather and has perfected goose pimple sunbathing. It the sun so much as peaks out she enjoys it. Otherwise she sits back wrapped up and enjoys the view Other people were getting real goose pimples. Jake, Troy and Grant got in the water to raise the... Read more

Excerpt: Calm before the storm. Minocqua is building up and getting ready for the chaos of the 4th of July. The roads are getting busier, lake busier and the grocery store definitely busier. But it still has its quiet moments Mack manages to find those moments for a nap. The ruff life of a resort dog The grills have been... Read more

Excerpt: Craig is having a fun week! It started with a deal he could not pass up on a new bowling alley for the office. He has spent 2 years trying to get our old 50's bowling alley to fully work. Many folks have seen it in the office sadly sitting quiet. After sitting for 20 years not used our... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a busy few days at the beach. You would not know it looking at this heron on the raft. Summer fun has gotten going. Lots of laughs and screams from the beach Not much different than summers gone by The bathing suits have changed a little and the dock is an L now and not a... Read more

Excerpt: Once in awhile we get to play tourist and have some fun in downtown Minocqua. We stopped in at Minocqua Popcorn Company as someone in our family knows someone working at Minocqua Popcorn And here is our favorite Popcorn lady Michele on the right who is responsible for making our family addicted to cheese and carmel popcorn combo. There... Read more

Excerpt: Thank you to the Pletcher family for sharing some of their great pics from last week. Looks like a great week was had by all They caught the new duck family at the lake. Please remember I have duck food for sale this year to feed them. White bread and crackers causes a deformity in their wings when growing... Read more

Excerpt: The flowers along the roadside have been amazing lately. Daisies are the main show right now Indian Paint brushes are just getting in bloom I do not remember the name of these yellow ones. They are always with the Indian Paint Brushes Honeysuckles are also in full bloom. If you bit off the very tops of the crowns you... Read more

Excerpt: It was a peaceful morning at the lake. Rain last night and storms but peaces and calm this morning. Enjoy! Raft floating in the morning. I heard I missed a pic yesterday of the raft full of a few late July folks who are up enjoying a few June days The story here was a catch and release morning... Read more

Excerpt: Last day of school and ready to take the plunge toward junior year for the girls Miranda and Alli, senior year for Ben and Michael and sophomore year for Grant Taking the jump into the lake on the last day of school and the leap to being a senior in high school Bring on Summer! Someone else is ready... Read more