North Rim Lodge

A wildfire over the weekend destroyed a landmark hotel at Grand Canyon National Park. Now, Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for a federal investigation, saying the response wasn’t aggressive enough. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered Monday with the latest details.

The Grand Canyon Lodge welcomed generations of travelers and staffers arriving in the Grand Canyon's North Rim area. It was already rebuilt once, after a kitchen fire in 1932.

Grand Canyon National Park officials say the fast-moving Dragon Bravo Fire destroyed the historic lodge on the North Rim and several other structures overnight.

Visitor services at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are at a standstill due to an extended power outage.

Officials say the Dragon Fire has had minimal spread thanks to monsoon precipitation over the Kaibab Plateau in recent days.

The lightning-caused blaze is about five miles west of the North Rim Lodge at Grand Canyon National Park.

A wildfire burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has grown to approximately 85 acres. The lightning-caused blaze began July 17 and is being allowed to “fulfill its natural role in a fire-dependent ecosystem”, according to the National Park Service.

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will soon begin transitioning the North Rim to day-use operations.The Grand Canyon Lodge will close for the season…

Officials say waterline pipe installation on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim will require the closure of the Lodge entry road by the Grand Canyon North Rim…