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Legacy Week
BYCCA Director Update – April 2026
Spring is slowly creeping into the northland. Of course, as I write, I am sitting next to a roaring fire, looking out the picture window at a pile of snow.
Architectural Control
Exterior Lighting at Brickyard Creek – A Primer
Exterior lighting at BYC is a necessity for navigation and safety at night, but should be kept at a minimum in order to not interfere with everyone’s enjoyment of the dark night sky and should also not disrupt the natural cycles of the forest flora and fauna.
Environment
The Redemption of Spirit Lake
BYC member Peggy Knapp recently narrated an informative and vital film about the contamination and clean-up of Spirit Lake, which is just upstream from Duluth, Minnesota, and Lake Superior.
News
Board Updates
Around the Yard – March 2021
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! The Brickyard Creek Community Association Goes Live! On February 16, 2021, The Brickyard Creek Community Association (BYCCA) became a reality. On that day, the Boards of the Brickyard Creek Condominium and Umbrella Associations unanimously...
Around the Yard – October 2020
As we wind down another summer at The Yard, I wanted to provide the community with an update on several governance matters. Board Vacancy and Replacement: After 12 years of service as a member and officer on the BYC Boards of Directors, Kay Biga notified the...
Around the Yard – August 2020
It has been an active, busy and important spring and summer at BYC. Let’s go right to the headlines to get you up to date: Condominium association merger overwhelmingly approved: By Saturday, July25th we have received ballots of approval from 100% of BYC I and BYC II...
News
Committee Updates
Architectural Control Committee Blog Introduction
This is the first installment of many Architectural Control Committee (ACC) articles to be published on the Brickyard Creek Community website. The articles will include topics pertinent to the ACC’s charge of helping to protect Brickyard Creek’s unique identity and our primary amenity — Mother nature.
BYCCA Finance Committee Report – As of May 2022
BYCCA ended the 2021 year with a surplus of almost $14k due to Jeff’s superb financial management. BYCCA is again debt-free, having paid off the loan to resurface Roy’s Point Blvd last year, and incurring no additional debt in 2021.Ostrich ferns along the Brickyard...
BYCCA Rental Committee Update – May 2022
Over the past year, the following people have served on ad hoc and subsequent standing committee reviewing & managing the Short-Term Rental Program at BYC: Kayla Picciano, Nancy Sandstrom, Peter Jaroff, Dale Klubertanz, Brian Barnes, Sean Gray, Sheldon Goldberg,...
BYCCA Stewardship Committee Update – May 2022
Brickyard Creek's Community Picnic AreaPurpose To steward the Brickyard Creek Community Vision, Mission, and Values through education, volunteering, and social gatherings. Evolution Developers created a concept where cottages blend into the forest. Thoughtful design...
BYCCA Finance Committee Update – January 2022
The BYC bridge sign after the January 2022 storm. On Dec. 15, 2021, the Board of Directors unanimously adopted the 2022 Operating Budget for the Brickyard Creek Community Association. The operating budget funds the continuation of our current level of services as well...
We Support The Bayfield Chamber & Visitor Bureau
There've been a lot of changes happening up in Bayfield over the last year! Today, I am writing on behalf of our community's Rental Oversight Group to talk to you about membership in the Bayfield Chamber & Visitor Bureau.In the past, if you were a renter working...
News
Director Updates
BYCCA Director Update – June 2022
Lake Superior and the restored Brickyard Creek beach.By Jeff Garrett As the Brickyard Creek Director, my role is the “hands-on,” go-to resource person for all issues relating to the administration, operations, and communications of the BYC Community - this includes...
Bayfield Blizzard
Good Morning from the Buried 'Creek, I am just in from another round of snow removal and a good stomp around our forest. I am relieved to share that the storm has finally abated after a relentless 40 hours of non-stop wind, whiteout conditions, and...
BYC Storm Review and Winter Reminders
Hello from the 'Creek, The Sunday morning after Thanksgiving, the world was coated in white. Trees bent at awkward angles, and nothing looked the same as it did before. After my first cup and before I could talk myself into going back to bed (in the hopes it was just...
“Joys come from simple and natural things: mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.” ~Sigurd Olson
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