Crooked Lake holds the morning light a long while, and by seven the mowers are out along the water in Conway. PC lawncare LLC keeps the grass down through a northern summer that arrives late and leaves early — mowing, trimming close around dock posts and cedar, edging the drives so the gravel stays where it belongs. Clippings come off the walks instead of blowing into the lake. By August the yards between here and Alanson look ready for company, which along the Inland Waterway is most of the point. A lawn that makes a cottage look loved from the road is worth the early start.