The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a vast wilderness in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota. It comprises 1,090,000 acres of pristine forests, glacial lakes, and streams.
Sunset over Pose Lake, a small lake accessible only by foot
An eastern white pine growing on glacially scoured bedrock, Nina Moose Lake
Smoke from the 2011 Pagami Creek Fire
Common loon
Dorothy Molter
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Dorothy Louise Molter, lived for 56 years on Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters area of northern Minnesota. She was known as "Knife Lake Dorothy" or as the "Root Beer Lady", as she made root beer and s
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
…Justine Kerfoot, local author and renowned outdoorswoman who moved to the Boundary Waters in 1928 and helped establish the Gunflint Lodge. Dorothy Molter, known as the "Rootbeer Lady", lived in the BWCAW for 56 years (alone after 1948) until her death in 1986, and was the last resident of the BWCA. Ernest…
Dorothy Molter welcoming guests
Molter's west cabin c.1978
Campers visiting Dorothy Molter's home, photograph by James Keim
Molter's summer tent/cabin and pier c.1978