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Root Beer Lady
The Story of Dorothy Molter
Bob Cary
$15.95 paper
ISBN: 0-8166-4196-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4196-3
An ice-cold glass of root beer and a warm welcome greeted thousands of weary paddlers who stopped at the Isle of Pines to meet Dorothy Molter, the courageous, independent woman who became a North Woods legend. Bob Cary, Dorothy's longtime friend, captures her life and spirit in Root Beer Lady.
"A little of Dorothy will live forever in all who read this book." —Bea Brophey, Dorothy Molter Foundation
"Who else should bring us the story of the Root Beer Lady but Bob Cary? One wilderness character writing about another." —Ron Schara, Outdoor Columnist, Star Tribune
Bob Cary, author, journalist, and wilderness guide, is editor of the Ely Echo. He and his wife, Lil, live near Ely, Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He is the author of Tales from Jackpine Bob and Ely Echoes.
192 pages | 20 line illustrations | 1993