...took over ownership of the lodge, renaming it the Taku Lodge. From there she operated a radio station for the Pacific Alaska Airways and continued to raise sled dogs.Joyce's three-month, 1,000 mile trip from Juneau to Fairbanks via dog...

...the meals and entertaining her guests, Joyce became the first female radio telephone operator in Alaska when Pacific Alaska Airways needed a communications station on the Taku for its run from Juneau to Fairbanks. In 1935, Joyce began to consider...

...creating the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, now the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In 1938, Pacific Alaska Airways flew the first contract airmail from Juneau to Fairbanks. In 1979, tests revealed that atomic fallout levels...

...until statehood in 1959). In 1916, Wrangell's first bank, The Bank of Alaska, opened its doors. In 1939, Pacific Alaska Airways announced that 20,000 pounds of mail was flown between Juneau, Whitehorse and Fairbanks in the first year of...

...took office as the sixth governor of the territory of Alaska, appointed by President Teddy Roosevelt. In 1935, Pacific Alaska Airway began Juneau-Fairbanks service. In 1959, Alaska Airlines applied for routes to Hawaii. In the nation In 1513...

...took office as the sixth governor of the Territory of Alaska, appointed by President Teddy Roosevelt. In 1935, Pacific Alaska Airway began its Juneau-Fairbanks service. In 1959, Alaska Airlines applied for routes to Hawaii. In the nation In...

...until statehood in 1959). In 1916, Wrangell's first bank, The Bank of Alaska, opened its doors. In 1939, Pacific Alaska Airways announced that 20,000 pounds of mail was flown between Juneau, Whitehorse and Fairbanks in the first year of...