Black's Cliff Blog "2019" Blog Entries

Excerpt: We had our traditional hockey game at Christmas Eve. Much fun was had by all and nobody ended up in the emergency room It was the Ho Ho Ho's led by Steve Vs the Jingle Bells led by Katie Watch out and land softly Christmas Day was much quieter. Jake spent the afternoon in his new ice shanty keeping... Read more

Excerpt: The first Christmas present of the year happened. Jake was all smiles with his sled and box heading to the ice Headed off with his sled to find the perfect spot. While he was finding his spot, Troy and Grant tried flooding the rink again. We had a lot of air bubbles from the pump that w tried to... Read more

Excerpt: The snow is not going anywhere and it is starting to look a bit like Christmas around the resort. Troy has about 12 trees lit up through the resort and it is getting more and more feeling like Christmas We did play Scrooge with a squirrel . The squirrel is trying to get in to the feeder and our... Read more

Excerpt: As we clean up from 2 big snow storms over the holidays it is pretty to look at as long as you are not shoveling it This morning with the early morning sun peaking through the pines I was going to go to the lake and take some pictures but the beach steps were not shoveled and the is... Read more

Excerpt: We woke up to this view our our windows Wednesday. We spend Wednesday shoveling out 12 inches of heavy wet snow before Thanksgiving Some of us had more fun than others trying out the new plow Others got a good work out after spending too many hours studying at Saint Norbert Peggy at Charles Fine Cheese said to say... Read more

Excerpt: Some have been working hard this week filling the wood shed before the snow gets thick Some have not been working as hard Ben, Grant and Jake have all expressed interest to split some wood over the next week. Troy and Steve have given them plenty to work with Poor college students needing cash indentured to the woodshed is... Read more

Excerpt: It was a quiet and colder weekend but perfect to spend up North The Blaser Family was thrilled to enjoy the first snows and a hike in the woods with their kids Mack contemplating the arrival of an early winter Even with the cold it was time to get a few things done. Jake was up for the weekend... Read more

Excerpt: It may seem quiet at the resort but it has been a busy week We had part of our crew from the 4th of July stop up to the resort for a few days of fun. Ottos was a great evening with everyone to start out the fun We choose this weekend because it is craft fair weekend in... Read more

Excerpt: Light snow and cold arrived this week making it perfect. Perfect for what you ask? Just wait and see The ladies started arriving one by one setting up in Muskie for our first official Crank In at the resort. The 1st Annual Loons At The Lake Crank In started with 15 - 20 machines and crankers set up in... Read more

Excerpt: It has been a beautiful fall. The dog gets lost in the leaves Late fall colors We had a wonderful weekend with our college friends Matt and Tammy. Matt brought his tripod cooker up and promised to make wonderful dinner and he did not disappoint First night was chicken thighs and potatoes. Matt calls this 5 beer chicken. You... Read more

Excerpt: It was a wonderful warm weekend to enjoy fall in the Northwoods Mack was in to it We took him for a walk on the Schlect Lake Trail 10 minutes from the resort The volunteers at Schlect Lake are gearing up for winter with the grooming equipment out for ski trails. They do a wonderful job keeping these trails... Read more

Excerpt: We had a snowy weekend in cold it was beautiful We had the first snowmen of the winter visit We had a very busy weekend at the office. We were a stop on the Northwoods Art Tour. Eric Peterson came up to join us and had a great set up outside the office with his awesome wood items he... Read more