There is a week in late October when every oak and maple in Ludington lets go at once, and the wind off the lake stacks the whole business against porches, fences and the north side of every hedge. Lariat Leaf Removal exists for exactly that week and the ones on either side of it — raking, blowing and hauling leaves off lawns and out of beds before they pack down and smother the grass. Left alone, wet leaves print themselves onto turf all winter and turn up as bare patches in May. Cleared, a yard goes into the cold looking swept and comes out of it green. Leaf and yard cleanup for Ludington and the surrounding Mason County townships.