Registration for our Annual Meeting & Fundraising Dinner is now available online! You're invited to our Annual Meeting & Fundraising Dinner on Thursday, February 13 at the Grand Ely Lodge. It's a festive evening celebrating the legacy of Dorothy Molter and raising funds to ensure the physical structures honoring her will be cared for into [...]
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season. Christmas was Dorothy's favorite holiday of the year and often left decorations up all year long. She would usually take a long trip down to Chicago to celebrate the season with her family and, in her younger years, work at the hospital to keep current on [...]
Every year, Museum staff spend time designing and curating products to offer to visitors in our Interpretive Center & Gift shop. Many of these items are unique to the Dorothy Molter Museum and not available at any other retail gift shop or online store. The selection or design process begins with whether or not the [...]
Thank you so very much for a fantastic 2019 summer season at the Dorothy Molter Museum! It was a busy spring with capital improvements to both the Winter and Point Cabins, a fast-moving summer with weekly root beer making classes and a stellar women's canoe trip, and a busy fall with some of the busiest [...]
The Dorothy Molter Museum quarterly newsletter is a Membership benefit that is printed and mailed to Members in good standing at the time of print. If you would like to receive these newsletters when current, Membership levels start at the Student Level for just $10 a year! Join Now! Summer 2019 Newsletter This [...]
Join us August 13th for a relaxing evening at our August open house "Cocktails at the Cabins'" where of-age visitors may enjoy one of two signature root beer-themed cocktails! The event is from 7-9pm with casual exploration of Dorothy's historic cabins, raffle prizes, special discounts on merchandise and one free cocktail for those 21 year [...]
Join us on Sunday, July 14 for our annual July open house "Donuts at Dorothy's" where we have delicious doughnuts from the local Plum Bun Bakery and Gene Hicks Gourmet Coffee available as well as a family sensory scavenger hunt and bird-themed craft station from 11am-2pm. Admission is free all day for this open house [...]
The Museum is closed every year on July 4 to support and promote the area’s community events, and allow our own, dedicated staff a rare summer holiday to spend with family and friends celebrating our national holiday. Please take advantage of the many opportunities to celebrate in Ely and the surrounding communities (Tower parade at [...]
The Dorothy Molter Museum quarterly newsletter is a Membership benefit that is printed and mailed to Members in good standing at the time of print. If you would like to receive these newsletters when current, Membership levels start at the Student Level for just $10 a year! Join Now! Spring 2019 Newsletter
Sunday, June 23 we will host our annual June open house - please join us! We will celebrate Dorothy's legacy through stories (guided tours and conversation), sharing (did you meet/know Dorothy?) and refreshments (coffee 'an of course!), as well as a family activity from 11am-2pm BUT admission is free all day 10am-5pm. This year's theme [...]
