East Tawas wakes facing east, and on a clear morning the sun comes up out of Lake Huron and lands on Tawas Bay before it lands on anything else. Great Lakes Landscaping & Maintenance takes the day from there — mowing, trimming along cottage walks and porch steps, edging the beds, and hauling off the clippings before the afternoon breeze pushes in off the water. Out toward the point the ground is sandy and the grass wants coaxing; a few blocks inland it grows like it means it, and the cut has to change to match. Bay-town lawns get looked at by everyone walking down to the beach, and the work is done with that in mind. By evening the strip along US-23 goes quiet again, and the yards are tidy for it.