The fairgrounds go quiet after August, the vineyards drop their leaves, and by December the lake-effect bands come across from Lake Michigan and settle over Van Buren County. Lawns "R" us runs the full circle of that year — mowing, trimming and seasonal cleanups while things are green, then plowing driveways and clearing walks once the snow starts stacking. Hartford winters will hand you four inches overnight and then nothing at all for a week. Being out early on the mornings that count is what people remember.