Brickyard Creek
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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...
Stewardship
Creek Chronicles: Music Inspired by the Brickyard Creek Vibe
Music Inspired by the Brickyard Creek VibeWritten by BYC Owner Peter TropmanAll The Love You Wanted is a Brickyard Creek Original. My good friend and musical mentor Phil Davis (he is the real deal, and I am the wannabe) and I came to our cabin in 2015 on Martin...
History
Creek Chronicles Chapter 9: Prohibition and the WPA
The end of the lumbering industry coincided with the beginning of Prohibition which lasted from 1920 to 1933, which was then followed by the Great Depression (1929 – 1941).
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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...
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Committee Updates
Introducing the Brickyard Creek Rental Oversight Group
Many things are shifting up in Bayfield, including the weather...… and our community rental environment. Over the past year, with the pressures of Covid, we've had the opportunity to provide a Northwoods escape to many guests through our rental cottages. This has been...
A Brickyard Creek Community Strategic Plan – The Time was Right
Nancy Sandstrom - Community & Communications Committee Chair Over the course of the past 18 months, the Brickyard Creek Board has been incredibly busy. As our community grows and evolves, there are increasing needs to respond to both challenges and opportunities....
Brickyard Creek Community Survey – Summer 2020
Nancy Sandstrom - Community & Communications Committee Chair In May of 2020, the BYC Board unanimously approved the BYC Community Strategic Plan developed by the Vision Committee. Three key areas (pillars) within the Plan are Governance, Development and Community...
The Brickyard Creek ACC (Architectural Control Committee)
A community can be the few homes at the end of a cul-de-sac, a neighborhood comprised of a few city blocks, a single development, a village, or a region. This article, though dedicated to Brickyard Creek, allows all definitions applicable. The easiest way to create...
July 2019 – Independence Day Celebration
The Vision Committee and Forest & Watershed Committee invite you to the BYC Gathering and Potluck on Saturday, July 6th! The long 4th of July weekend allows us the opportunity to get together as a community and celebrate our independence and share our sense of...
April 2019 – Vision Committee Update
From the Vision Committee…On Your BehalfBYC Vision: This community is committed to maintaining this unique environment, promoting responsible educated citizens, sustaining a network of partnerships (with the broader community) and creating a legacy of responsible...
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Director Updates
A “Real” Winter at the ‘Creek
Hello from the 'Creek! It is almost impossible to remember that in the late Fall Brickyard Creek experienced soggy gray days, day after day after day. And while it was a bit of a downer and difficult to work outdoors, the higher than average temperatures lulled most...
BYC Manager Update – Summer 2018
Sitting near the shoreline the other night with a sizable group of BYC residents reminded me once again how blessed we are to be located next to the greatest of all lakes. The sky was that deep Bayfield Blue, the air mercifully dry, and the temperature in the low...
Manager Report – Winter 2018
The ‘Creek Life Strapped in snowshoes, we tried to stride but mostly stomped our way across the open clearing. When we located the buried viewing deck, we stopped and with a satisfying plop found ourselves comfortably on our back staring up at the Milky Way. It was...
“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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Bayfield, WI 54814