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.

Bob Cary, author, journalist, and wilderness guide, is senior editor of the Ely Echo. He and his wife, Edie, live near Ely, Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.