Dorothy Molter

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Dorothy Louise Molter (1907 - 1986) lived alone for 56 years on Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters, near Ely, Minnesota. She made root beer and would sell it to thousands of passing canoeists over the years. She is commonly referred to as the root beer lady. In winter she would listen to the wolves and could tell when they made a kill, then would go out and take the game from them.

After her death in 1986, her cabins were dismantled and moved to Ely, as the BWCA Act of 1978 banned permanent residences and structures within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

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• Dorothy Molter Museum