Out past the village the jack pine plains open up and the North Branch of the Boardman runs cold and clear under cedar. Peninsula Lawn Care Services works this country both ways: mowing, trimming and clearing up through a northern summer that arrives late and leaves early, then plowing drives, opening walks and treating ice once the ground goes hard. Sandy Kalkaska soil grows grass that wants attention in June and mercy in August, and the schedule respects the difference. In winter a driveway can take a foot overnight and still needs to be open by morning. Kalkaska, South Boardman, Rapid City and the roads between.