The Maces don't own the 2.79 acres in the upper valley on which this treasure sits but enjoy a lease from the Ryan family that extends through Isabel's time on earth. Lynne Mace said she's been trying to buy the land since 1992. Toklat's current incarnation is as a gift shop featuring regional artists and carefully selected, tasteful crafts. It's managed by Aspen native Sue Wall, who has her own fond memories of the Ashcroft valley, including weekly picnics with her family to the ghost town. Her remembrances are revitalized by other's recollections.
People walk in here with reverence.
I want it to be now. Toklat's evolving landscape includes blooming ceramic flowers swaying in the yard, a marble puma and an eagle sculpture for the summer season. She recently turned 80 years old. Stuart and his dogseld in Ashcroft, c. 1950.