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Was this Minnesotan 'the loneliest woman in America?'
Dorothy Molter brewed root beer and provided medical aid to up to 6,000 visitors annually, becoming a key figure in the Boundary Waters community despite government restrictions.
- Dorothy Molter lived a secluded life in Minnesota's Boundary Waters and was called 'The Loneliest Woman in America' in a 1952 Saturday Evening Post feature.
- Her sense of isolation increased after the government prohibited aircraft from accessing the Boundary Waters, necessitating that provisions be transported manually across more than 15 miles of interconnected lakes and portage trails.
- Dorothy took over a resort in 1948, brewed root beer using local water and sugar, and gained a reputation for providing medical care to visitors, earning nicknames like 'Nightingale of the Northwoods' and 'The Root Beer Lady.'
- Each year, up to 6,000 people visited her for a taste of her homemade root beer and to receive medical assistance, and after Benny Ambrose passed away in 1982, she remained the last non-Indigenous person living in the area.
- Dorothy's memory is honored through a museum located in Ely, Minnesota, which showcases her life story and her remarkable experience living in the wilderness.
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Was this Minnesotan 'the loneliest woman in America?'
Throughout our Northern Loners series, we’ve introduced you to men who seemed to fit the mold of prairie hermits — living far from civilization, shunning neighbors and acting a bit odd. But not everyone who chose an isolated life fit that stereotype. Consider Dorothy Molter. In 1952, "The Saturday Evening Post" dubbed her “The Loneliest Woman in America” for her secluded and rugged life in Minnesota's Boundary Waters. Yet after sifting through h…
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