Wildfires Destroy Historic Lodge On Grand Canyon’s North Rim!

James Kaufman, World News Report, today, July 13, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. Wildfires destroy the lodge on Grand Canyon's north rim. Grand Canyon Lodge consumed by two wildfires that have burned more than 45,000 acres in the area. A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, Park said on Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by flames. Park Superintendent Ed Keeble told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, A wastewater treatment plant and administrative buildings and some employee housing also were lost. Two wildfires are burning at or near the North Rim known as the White Sage Fire and the Bravo Dragon Fire and have collectively burned more than 45,000 acres. We will take a look at those in just a moment. The White Sage fire. has burned 40,126 acres at the time this article was published. This is near the north rim of the Dragon Bravo fire burning to the south, but within the Grand Canyon National Park. Reached over 5,000 acres, according to InciWeb, a federal government wildfire tracker. Obviously, the Bravo Dragon fire is the one that impacted the lodge and other structures. The park initially was managing it as a controlled burn, but then shifted to suppression as it rapidly grew. Fire officials said it was sparked by lightning on the 4th of July. After a thunderstorm on the 9th of July, U.S. Bureau of Land Management began receiving reports of smoke in the area of the White Sage Fire. On Friday, the Coquino County Sheriff's Office reported that the whole region was under evacuation and urged residents to leave immediately. Obviously, millions of people visit the Grand Canyon National Park annually. With most going to the more popular South Rim, the North Rim is open seasonally, but not all of it. It was evacuated last Thursday because of this fire. And I think if you listen close enough, you can hear some of the fire trucks on the way. God bless, guys. Please share, subscribe, and always remember that anything's possible in Bizarro World.