On a June evening the light off Otsego Lake goes copper and the air finally warms enough to sit outside, and every lawn in the township is at its best. Northern Michigan grass grows fast and briefly, so mowing is about holding the schedule while the season lasts, with the trimmer run along the deck posts and the drive to keep the lines true. Sandy ground drains quickly, which means watching a lawn through a dry August and cutting it high enough to hold on. When the snow belt opens up in November, those same yards want plowing, the walkway cleared, and ice salted before anyone steps out the door. Two very different jobs, one steady list of driveways.