The Root Beer Lady

The indomitable Dorothy Molter, known as The Root Beer Lady, was the last legal non-indigenous resident of the Boundary Waters. a fascinating woman who made her own way in a man’s world. She was a true trailblazer and the kind of person that becomes a folk hero around whom a mythology springs up. Funny and passionate, THE ROOT BEER LADY explores her independence, fortitude, and love of nature. Molter pushes back against the premise that her time in the North Woods made her the “Loneliest Woman in America,” as the Saturday Evening Post proclaimed.