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A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...
The Dragon Fire may be going out, but the damage it wrought on the North Rim will have lasting effects for years to come.
The statue was missing an ear and two front legs, but it was mostly intact when crews recovered it from the Dragon Bravo fire ...
The Grand Canyon Historical Society was considering a fundraiser to help preserve or restore the Brighty statue, once the fire is fully contained and it is safe to start recovery efforts, Sulpizio ...
The statue is modeled after a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp.
GRAND CANYON NORTH RIM, AZ (AZFamily) — A beloved, historic sculpture from the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim, thought ...
An iconic piece of the Grand Canyon’s North Rim survived the Dragon Bravo Fire and is being moved to the national park’s ...
Constructed in 1937, the lodge was one of dozens of buildings consumed by the fast-moving Dragon Bravo wildfire, which has raged across thousands of acres ...
The iconic statue of a famous burro housed in the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim, thought to be lost forever due to the ...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand ...
The bronze statue of Brighty the burro at the Grand Canyon's North Rim survived the Dragon Bravo Fire but sustained heavy damage. The Grand Canyon Lodge, where the statue resided, was destroyed in the ...