Toklat was built by Stuart and Isabel Mace in 1948. The early dog sledding trips, the pristine sub-alpine environment, and tall tales told around the hearth in the evening drew both locals and visitors from all over the world. Stuart's passion for the environment coupled with his formidable creativity, led him to photography and to fashion beautiful art from wood. Over the years he augmented his work with that of others: friends and kindred spirits brought rugs and jewelry, sculptures, and paintings.

Stuart Mace, a founder of ACES, built Toklat as a wilderness lodge and family home. He envisioned an ACES program based at Toklat after his lifetime and ACES is now in a position to pursue this dream and round out our spectrum of educational programs. ACES' central focus at Toklat will be the elevation of environmentalism to a broadly held worldview.

Winter 2010