Kearney Township holds a long stretch of Lake Bellaire, where the lawns tilt down toward the water and every one of them gets looked at from a dock. Baywatch Property Services LLC takes care of that grass — mowing, trimming and edging the slopes, the shoreline strips and the narrow runs between cottages. Northern Michigan hands out a short, brilliant growing season and asks that the work be done while the doing is good. A lakeside yard cut clean on a bright morning makes the water look bluer, which is not an exaggeration so much as contrast. Good lines, good light, and a place people came here specifically to enjoy.