Hutch's Tree

About Hutch's Tree

Sabattus Mountain holds its snow long after the fields below have gone bare, and the pines carry a load that comes down all at once when the wind shifts. Hutch's Tree keeps Lovell driveways and yards open underneath all of that — plowing, widening, and clearing the walk to the door after each storm. The work runs on storm time rather than business hours, which in this town can mean a two o'clock start and a route finished by breakfast. Snow gets stacked clear of the sightline so backing onto a dark road isn't a guess. A cleared drive at first light is a small thing that changes the shape of somebody's whole day.