Freighters slide through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie all season, and when the St. Marys finally goes to ice the wind off it has nothing left in its way. Tenacious Tree Services works the yards above that water — removals of spruce and birch that have taken on too much weight, trimming and pruning while the ground is frozen and the crowns are easy to read. A hard November blow brings down whatever was already weak, so storm damage cleanup means clearing drives and rooflines before the next system arrives. Up here a cleared drive and a limb-free roof are worth more than most things. Sault Ste. Marie, Brimley, Dafter, Kinross and the Chippewa County roads nearby.