Notable People Associated With The BWCAW
- Sigurd Olson, Minnesota author and conservationist, wrote extensively about the Boundary Waters and worked to ensure preservation of the wilderness.
- Dorothy Molter, known as the "Rootbeer Lady," lived in the BWCAW for 56 years (alone starting in 1948) until her death in 1986, and was the last resident of the BWCA.
- Benny Ambrose lived alone on Ottertrack Lake until his death in 1982, leaving Dorothy Molter as the last remaining full-time resident.
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