A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

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 statue is modeled after a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp.

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 ...

Missing an ear and his front legs detached, Brighty the Burro certainly has seen better days. The 600-pound bronze statue ...

An iconic piece of the Grand Canyon’s North Rim survived the Dragon Bravo Fire and is being moved to the national park’s ...

Brighty was a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp by carrying water through rugged terrain, said Crockett, an author and Grand Canyon historian.

Unfortunately, the summer of 2025 has shown just how much Arizona wildfires can affect travelers' plans to visit places like Grand Canyon National Park, where the fires have been most severe. These ...

The statue represents a real donkey that lived at the Grand Canyon in the late 1800s to early 1900s. His tale was told in the 1953 children's book Brighty of the Grand Canyon as well as a film ...

Two longstanding Arizona structures were destroyed by fire in the past six weeks as 2025 wildfires took their fiery toll. The ...

A beloved bronze statue, Brighty the Burro, has been rescued from the charred remains of a historic Grand Canyon lodge, ...

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 ...