Two sets of gear live in the shed, and Champlain gives both of them plenty to do. From the first thaw across the Chazy flats through October, Driscoll Lawn Care mows, edges, trims, and hauls off whatever spring and autumn leave scattered. From the first storm onward the blade goes on: driveways opened, walks shoveled, salt down on ice the wind has polished to glass. There is a week in November when the mower comes out for a last pass in the morning and the plow is mounted by afternoon. That hinge in the year is the most honest thing about working outdoors this far north.