Mayville sits at the head of Chautauqua Lake, where the water lies perfectly flat before eight and the breeze arrives with the heat of the day. Chautauqua Landscaping mows the lakeside lawns and village yards on that early schedule, finishing the cut while the air is still cool enough to work in. Trimming runs down to the stone and the dock edge, and the beds get cleared out each spring so the summer starts tidy. A lawn cut clean all the way to the shoreline, with the lake bright behind it, is worth standing back to look at. The route follows the lake and the ridge roads through Westfield, Sherman, Chautauqua and Bemus Point.