Down on Water Street the old houses face the river the way they have since the river was the only road, and the Tower of History stands over the block counting boats. Leed's Landscaping keeps the ground around places like that in order all year — mowing, trimming and edging through the green months, cleanups in spring and fall, then plowing and shoveling once the lawns disappear entirely. Snow shows a property's shape as plainly as a fresh cut does, and both want somebody paying attention. The work is unglamorous and completely visible. A tidy lot on a gray Sault morning does something for the whole street.