BENTON TOWNSHIP — Paula Camp wants people to know that it’s never too early or too late to dream big and be who you really are.
“If there’s a message this cider represents, it’s that,” she said this week.
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Paula Camp, of Benton Township, hopes to soon market and sell several varieties of her Carriage House Ciders.
Don Campbell / HP staff
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Paula Camp will soon open Carriage House Ciders at the 1887 carriage house at her home in Benton Township.
Don Campbell / HP staff
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Paula Camp prepares to taste a sample of her product.
Don Campbell / HP staff
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