John Harring, his wife, and two children sit on the shore of Lake Clitherall. John holds his son on his lap, while his wife holds their daughter's hand.
Six men stand on a dock with dozens of fish they caught during a two hour fishing trip on Lake Vermillion. Three boats are tied to the dock. A building, possibly a boat house, sits in the water of the left. Small islands full of trees are in the background.
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 and man with a fur cap standing on a lake in winter with a wind sled behind them. The words "'54 and Knife Lake" written in ink on the front of the photograph.
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 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 handling a handcrafted Faberge-inspired egg. During the shoulder seasons of fall and spring Dorothy was known to pass time by crafting Faberge-inspired eggs with detailed interior dioramas.
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 bending down in the door of the summer tent with a young boy next to her. She is putting duck food on the floor and the ducks are walking into the cabin.
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, 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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."
Group of snowmobilers visit Dorothy Molter. Photo taken in front of the Winter Cabin. From left to right; Tom Ware, Dorothy Molter, Ruth Molter, Jack Farske, Duane Krause.
John "Cap" Molter, Myrtle Molter, Dorothy Molter, William "Uncle Bill" Molter, and R.E. "Bob' Pyle waiting at Moose Lake for a tow up to the Isle of Pines Resort on Knife Lake.