KENOSHA - Kenosha County was one of the hardest hit areas in southeastern Wisconsin.

The snow stopped falling early Friday afternoon.

Now, the cleanup efforts are well under way.

Road crews are still plowing streets, and business owners spent Friday morning clearing sidewalks.

Jeanne Kretschmer admits she's used to this. With all the snow Mother Nature dumped on Kenosha this winter season Kretschmer has digging out down to a science.

Not because she wants to, but because she has to.

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“Well it's Wisconsin, it's expected, but I’m about ready for spring. We've had enough," Jeanne Kretschmer said.

Business owners were up early snow blowing their sidewalks.

Lewis Aceto likes the snow, but admits he has had enough, even though he claims it helps business.

“When it snows for some reason people feel they need to get out in it and we do pretty good business. It's when it's cold is when it really slows down,” Lewis Aceto said.

All the snow changed the way some local companies do business

Nearly a foot of snow hurt some businesses in downtown Kenosha, but it helped others.

Carolyn's Coffee Connection is open for business as usual.

“If my customers can brave the weather to come down here then I should be open for them,” Carolyn Berg said.

It was worthwhile.

“I myself don't understand what businesses would close down. To me this is what Wisconsin is all about,” Marty Hogan said.

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“Awesome. It's warm in the tummy,” Jamie Schmitz said.

Sales at Carolyn’s is up 20 percent, which means no matter what the weather in Kenosha, residents make the most of it.

“It's winter in Wisconsin. It's part of the territory. It's what you do,” Carolyn Berg said.