Mary Joyce’s 1,000 Mile Dog Sled Journey

By The Wings & Taku Team on

In 1934, after being a nurse to Hack Smith for four years and an unexpected heart attack that took his life, Mary Joyce was deeded the Taku Glacier Lodge. With the camp, she also inherited 15 sled dogs and three head of cattle[1]. Turning the private lodge into a tourist resort that could accommode up …