For years, the Grand Canyon Lodge welcomed the hardy visitors who trekked to the North Rim. Its replacement will do the same.

It would be destructive to use the Grand Canyon Lodge tragedy as a reason to limit controlled burns in the future.

For years, the Grand Canyon Lodge welcomed the hardy visitors who trekked to the North Rim. Its replacement will do the same.

A wildfire caused by a lightning strike claimed the historic lodge and tourist cabins on the less-traveled North Rim of the Grand Canyon this month. I don’t cry easily but the news made me tear up.

Police said 47-year-old Jamie Spratt then crashed backward into the north side of the Moose Lodge, causing significant structural damage.

Hope Lodge staff members and volunteers gather to hear Gary Braddy play songs on Wednesday. Live music is part of the new ACS EMPOWER program.

Fire burned the Grand Canyon's North Rim Lodge, not for the first time, but the building left a legacy for all who visited it.