By late September the wind comes hard across Houghton Lake and the whitecaps run all the way to the far shore. Xtreme lawn care houghton Lake Michigan works right through that shoulder stretch, taking the last cuts of the year and then turning to leaves, needles and branches piled up by the blow. Summer is the steady part, cutting, edging, trimming, beds kept clean, week after week while the days are long. Big open lots near the water take a beating, and getting one squared away again is satisfying in a way that is hard to explain until you have done it. Then the cold arrives, the grass stops, and the whole place waits for May.