A rare portrait of Dorothy Molter in formal attire. Written on the reverse of the image: "This was taken at Ede's when I was in Princeton - or Zearing, ILL. near Princeton."
Dorothy Molter standing in front of her Polaris Sno-Traveler snowmobile. She is wearing a long-sleeve plaid shirt and dark pants. The process of putting up ice is seen in the background.
John "Cap" Molter with his hat on and smoking a pipe outside the Summer Tent. Written on the reverse of the image: "With the compliments of "Cap" to Al Hendrickson." Stamped Feb. 12, 1955
Peg, Dorothy Molter's cocker spaniel dog, and Dorothy and a man fishing out of a rowboat. Both Dorothy and the man have fishing poles. Dorothy is rowing the boat.
Dorothy Molter making her annual move from the Winter Cabin to the Summer Tent Island. The boat is loaded with supplies and her pet cocker spaniel, "Peg" rides in the bow.
Dorothy Molter in the kitchen of the Winter Cabin removing a sliver from a man, (Mac Carsey), sitting wearing a dark jacket. Written on the reverse of the image:, "Mac Carsey has a sliver-poor guy."
Dorothy Molter tending to a rubbish fire, part of the duties of running a wilderness resort. The rubbish fire was on the back tent island, known later as the Cady Cabin island. Background includes the wooden footbridge to the big island.
Dorothy Molter and two men at a table in the Winter Cabin, located on Isle of Pines in Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. One of the men is drawing a picture of a Canada Jay, which is laying before him on the table. The Winter Cabin was built in mid 1920s by the orignal owner of the resort. Dorothy used the Winter Cabin as her seasonal winter home and rented it in the summer to paying guests or used it to house family and friends. The Winter Cabin was disassembled in 1987 and is on site at the Dorothy Molter Museum.
Dorothy Molter wearing a red shirt with a tan sweater and blue pants. She is holding a large Lake Trout and wearing her classic navy blue Keds tennis shoes.
Dorothy Molter ladeling root beer into glass bottles using an aluminum funnel. A young man, John Kimbler, is assisting by hand-capping the filled bottles.
Dorothy Molter with dark hair pulled back wearing a long-sleeved shirt with dark pants and suspenders. Dorothy is standing near a sign advertising the Kawishiwi Outfitting Camp, a Hibbard's Lodge sign and a Kawishiwi State Camp Ground sign.
Dorothy Molter using a winch to haul a block of ice up from the lake into the ice house. With the invention of snowmobiles the time for the chore was greatly reduced.