Weedsport grew up on the canal, and the water is still there just south of the village, running slow and green between low banks. North Brook Landscapes LLC works the village lots and the properties out along those flats — mowing, trimming, edging, mulch in the beds, and cleanups at the front and back of the season. When the canal skims over and the ground goes hard, the trucks turn to plowing driveways and lots, opening walkways and laying salt. Cayuga County winters are long and gray and take their time leaving. A drive opened early is what makes the rest of the day possible.