On the ridges above Copenhagen the dairy farms run out to the horizon, and a squall can cross them in the middle of an afternoon and turn the county roads into a white blank. Long farm driveways and village dooryards both get plowed, walks and steps get shoveled, and salt or sand goes down wherever a grade turns slick. In the green months the work shifts to mowing, edging, trimming and seasonal cleanups on those same properties. Lewis County ground is uneven and stony, and knowing where the culverts and shoulders sit is what keeps a plow honest. The measure of a good day is simple: every drive open, every walk down to bare footing.