Historic Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed
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The wildfires burning at or near the Grand Canyon's North Rim are still raging as strong winds, high heat and low humidity persist.
Partial blue skies in the morning allowed many park visitors to ignore fires on the North Rim. By afternoon, ashfall made for a different story.
A wildfire has forced the Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim to close for the rest of the 2025 season and destroyed the lodge located in the park, a historic landmark, the National Park Service said.