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 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.
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 standing with a group of campers from Camp Birchwood. Actress Julia Roberts is wearing a yellow rainsuit on the left side of the photo. Dorothy's great-nephew, Danny Galante is standing in the front with his hands on his knees.
Dorothy Molter standing next to her paddle fence with flowers in the background. Dorothy is wearing her iconic blue Keds tennis shoes with holes in the toes. She was known to wear these shoes while wading up flowages in 40F-50F degree water during October and November.
Dorothy Molter is in a red plaid shirt standing in front of the Coca-Cola cooler in which she kept her homemade root beer. Above a sign says, "Drink home brewed root beer it made Milwauke jealous." (Milwaukee is spelled incorrectly with only one "e".)
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.
Dorothy Molter in a red plaid shirt and red jacket standing in front of a cabin in winter at the Isle of Pines, Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Dorothy Molter standing by her Polaris Mustang snowmobile. Dorothy is wearing a red plaid shirt with blue pants. There is a wood pile and propane tank behind her.
Dorothy Molter's nursing school class photograph. Dorothy is third from the left in the front row. Graduation was held at the Auburn Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Dorothy Molter sitting at the kitchen table of the Point Cabin. She is wearing a beige and white shirt and there is a pan of chocolate cake on the table.
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 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, Jule, and Verena on Bearskin Portage. Dorothy is in pigtail braids and is standing in the center holding a stringer of fish. Jule is holding a large fishing rod and Verena is carrying a life jacket.