Just west of town the Allegan State Game Area runs on for miles in oak and pine, and the wind that crosses it in December arrives loaded with snow off Lake Michigan. West Michigan Lawn Service works both ends of that year. Summers mean mowing, trimming and edging on township lots and long country drives; winters mean plowing and clearing those same drives after a squall drops six inches between midnight and breakfast. Lake-effect snow is a local specialty — it comes in bands, it comes sideways, and it does not wait for daylight. Opening a drive and a walk while the coffee is still brewing is the part people remember, and fall cleanup is the hinge between the two halves.