First light in October comes off Lake Huron cold and clear, and the beam at the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse goes pale as the sun catches open water. St Clair Lawn Care Inc likes that hour, when the dew still sits heavy and the grass cuts crisp instead of tearing. Mowing, trimming and edging carry straight through the season, and then the leaf work begins — lawns near the shore give up more than their share once the northeast wind starts pushing. Fall cleanups strip the beds back to bare mulch so nothing smothers under the snow. There is pride in a lawn put to bed properly: nothing left lying on it, every edge still true when the frost finds it.