When Paw Paw smelled like apples in the fall

by Kate Shunney

Editor’s note: Folks gathered to make apple butter at the Paw Paw senior center last week had many memories of the time when orchards in and around town were a major part of life. Their recollections here are just a small part of the story of Paw Paw’s fruit industry.

Paw Paw used to be filled with the smell of apples this time of year. Helene Moser and others remember it clearly,…