6 days ago
Wildfire along Grand Canyon's North Rim destroys historic lodge and is spreading rapidly
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A wildfire that leveled a historic lodge and a visitors center on the Grand Canyon's North Rim grew rapidly more than a week after it began as firefighters pushed ahead Monday with efforts to slow its spread.
Park officials have closed access for the rest of the year to the North Rim, a less popular and more isolated area of the park that draws only about 10% of the Grand Canyon's millions of annual visitors.
