Our thanks to the dorothy molter museum for supplying us with these amazing archived photos this video features the root beer lady s journey set to music a traditional tune, footprints in. Follow dorothy molter memorial foundation on twitter. Currently, the museum has limited resources in providing public access to the objects, photos and archives in the museums collection. Root beer lady coloring book isle of pines placemat map dorothy molter. A fresh look at dorothy s life from the people who operate her museum in ely, minnesota. In 1952, a saturday evening post article even declared her the loneliest woman in america, though. Thank you so very much for a fantastic 2019 summer season at the dorothy molter museum.
Dorothy louise molter 19071986 find a grave memorial. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading root beer lady. Bob cary, dorothy s longtime friend, captures her life and spirit in root beer lady. High to low most popular title manufacturer newest oldest availability 30 per page 60 per page 120. Living in the boundary waters dvd square kwitchurbeliakin sticker. The root beer lady of knife lake by terri schocke and sarah guylevar 2011, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. While i have canoed in the bwca on several occasions through the 1980s, i never had the opportunity to meet dorothy. One of the most beloved figures of boundary waters lore, dorothy molter is perhaps best known as the root beer lady. Her name is synonymous with the boundary waters and root beer.
For most of 56 years, she lived alone on the isle of pines on knife lake, 15 miles from the nearest road. Some remember her fondly as the root beer lady while others recall her. Excerpts from dorothy s vacation journalsfirst trip 1930. Dorothy molter the root beer lady by sarah guylevar and terri schocke. Read her dramatic story in this amazing book, which includes documents, photographs and dorothys root beer recipe.
Sarah guylevar has been the executive director of the dorothy molter museum in ely since 2007. Brewed for the dorothy molter museum, dorothy s isle of pines root beer quenches the most parched of palates when served ice cold. Dorothy molter lived there for 56 years 1930 1986and met many thousands of canoeists who would stop at her home on isle of pines and drink a homemade root beer. Each summer, dorothy homebrewed up to twelve thousand bottles made from knife lake water, which she offered for visitors stopping by during their trip in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness. Although she was technically prohibited from selling root beer after the 1964 wilderness act, visitors continued to enjoy her root beer and made donations. I read this book because i love nature and love hearing old stories. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A wonderful country the queticosuperior stories of bill magie. Dorothy molter of the bwca and bob cary venture north.
A biographical book featuring photos, historic quotes and letters, and dorothy s christmas letters abridged. Root beer lady very interesting visit to the dorothy molter museum. Like dorothy molter memorial foundation on facebook. This took seven years by a band of dedicated root beer lady fans. Read her dramatic story in this amazing book, which includes documents, photographs and dorothy s root beer recipe. Dorothy molter first visited what would become the boundary waters in 1930, as a 23yearold nurse, on a fishing trip with her dad. Honestly, the only thing that interested me was the root beer onetrack mind, but i am sure she was a lovely lady. She lived in the wilderness in the boundary waters between canada and minnesota for over 50 years and was one of the last. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Very interesting visit to the dorothy molter museum. Her life was the subject of a book entitled the root beer lady by bob cary of ely, which is a collection of short stories based on the authors friendship with dorothy, and in 2011, a biography entitled dorothy molter.
The cabins are now operated as an attraction to tell the story and preserve memories of dorothy molter, the root beer lady. As a bonus, you will also be given, in this book, dorothys very own root beer recipe for the brew she happily gave to canoeist who stopped by in the hot summers. The children were placed in an orphanage in cincinnati. Dorothy molter lived in the bwca for over 50 years15 miles and 5 portages from the nearest road.
Dorothy molter museum ely 2020 all you need to know. Her life was the subject of a book entitled the root beer lady by bob cary of ely, which is a. Dorothy molter was a legendary resident of minnesotas famed boundary waters canoe area wilderness bwcaw. You can get an illustrated story book about dorothy, a video while she was still alive in her later years, her famous root beer, tshirts, hats, magnets, root beer soap, and even root beer earrings. Root beer lady is not a new publication but, for those who love biographies, a good read. Currently, the museum has limited resources in providing public access to the objects, photos and archives in the museums. An icecold glass of root beer and a warm welcome greeted thousands. Molter made a gutsy decision in 1934 that went contrary to her era, said sarah levar, coauthor of molter s biography and director of the dorothy molter museum in ely. Learn more about dorothy s story with dorothy molter, the root beer lady. In 1952, a saturday evening post article even declared her the loneliest woman in america, though nothing could be further from the truth, as she received countless her name is synonymous with the boundary waters and root beer.
We ship root beer shop root beer her story support shop kwitchurbeliakin wholesale our story like dorothy molter memorial foundation on facebook. The root beer lady of knife lake by sarah guylevar. Excerpts from dorothy s vacation journalssecond trip 1931 a changing region 19491958 trouble with the government 19591972 life as the root beer lady 19731986 the end of an era 1987present dorothy s legacy excerpts from dorothy s christmas letters. This new book includes new stories and longforgotten photographs and dorothy s famous christmas letters, also available for purchase here. Recalling the bwcas legendary root beer lady and the ride. The show tells the story of dorothy molter, a pioneering woman famous for carving out a. It is implied that the root beer sold by museum gift shop is dorothy s recipe. Bob cary, dorothys longtime friend, captures her life and spirit in root beer lady.
Dorothy molter the root beer lady prior lake, white bear lake, boundary. Nominated for a northeastern minnesota book award in historical. Dorothy molter s cabin and museum dedicated to the root beer lady. Molter s kindness, medical expertise, and root beer drew people to her home on knife lake for fiftysix years, until her death in 1986. Dorothy was one of six children born to mattie and john cap molter. Dorothy was a registered nurse from chicago and the last yearround resident of the boundary waters canoe area wilderness, the largest wilderness preserve. A little of dorothy will live forever in all who read this book.
Minnesotas root beer lady, she ran her own resort a the boundary waters canoe area wilderness preserve, making thousands of bottles of root beer. It was a busy spring with capital improvements to both the winter and point cabins, a fastmoving summer with weekly root beer making classes and a stellar womens canoe trip, and a busy fall with some of the busiest latesummer 2019 newsletter. Dorothy louise molter, commonly known by thousands of paddlers as the root beer lady, was born may 6th, 1907, in arnold, pennsylvania. An icecold glass of root beer and a warm welcome greeted thousands of weary paddlers who stopped at the isle of pines to meet dorothy molter, the courageous, independent woman who became a north woods legend.
She lived in a lodge in the isle of pines on knife lake, inheriting the lodge from its previous owner, and remaining there even as the area was transformed. It has particular meaning to me because i camped every summer for many years in our beautiful bwca. I know that the beauty and serenity i enjoyed there has become somewhat romanticized over time, and to have lived there full time, as dorothy did, would have been every bit as challenging as author carey reports. Having canoed in the boundary waters many years ago and having just read the book, root beer lady. The story of dorothy molter book online at best prices in india on.
Some remember her fondly as the root beer lady while others recall her as the nightingale of the wilderness or, simply, dorothy. In this book dorothy is crossed with a lot of difficult problems and and shes overcomes them with all of her friend. For more than half a century the root beer lady, as she became known, defied the government to live alone, on an island, 15 miles from the nearest road. When not hauling cases of dorothy molter s isle of pines root beer she enjoys reading, singing, community theater, scrapbooking, camping, dog sledding, entertaining, tuesday morning breakfast club, and, much like dorothy, coffee with friends. Nestled in a quiet grove of pines, just outside of ely, minnesota, are the cabins and museum of one of the north woods dearest and most colorful individuals, dorothy molter. Dorothy molter lived in the bwca for over 50 years 15 miles and five portages from the nearest road. When dorothy died in 1986, she was the last remaining nonindigenous yearround inhabitant of the bwcaw and a legend of the northwoods. Thanks to pat surface and spiritwood music for putting together this fabulous slideshow of dorothy molter. Her log book recorded as many as six thousand visitors who paddled to knife lake each summer to drink root beer and meet the famous root beer lady. Dorothy s mother, mattie, passed away when dorothy was seven. The dorothy molter museum has an extensive collection of dorothy molter s personal objects and memorabilia, photos, archives and three historic log cabins, as well as a smaller collection of photos and archives related to the museums history. One song focuses on dorothy molter, a courageous and independent woman who lived on knife lake near ely, minnesota. I lived in ely when dorothy was still alive, i think she would be appalled that they were selling this crap as hers.
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