Brighty of the Grand Canyon is a 1953 children's novel by Marguerite Henry and a 1967 film of the same name based on the novel. They present a fictionalized account of a real-life burro named "Brighty", …

Aug 17, 2025 · Brighty, who was installed in 1967 and created by the artist Peter Jepsen, was recovered from the flames and transported to Grand Canyon National Park’s museum collections in the South …

May 3, 2018 · For good luck, visitors to Grand Canyon National Park stroke the nose of a life-sized burro sculpture, its muzzle polished by thousands of hands. Like a dog on its haunches, the statue sits in …

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

Aug 15, 2025 · But the burro survived, perhaps a testament to a resilient icon from more than 100 years ago: the real Brighty. Kevin Schindler, a historian who is with the Grand Canyon Historical Society, …

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Jul 23, 2025 · Adored by people of all ages, Brighty — the bronze reincarnation of a real-life donkey that once lived in the canyon — greeted guests at the Grand Canyon Lodge for nearly six decades.

But when a ruthless claim-jumper murdered the prospector, loyal Brighty risked everything to bring the killer to justice. Brighty’s adventures have delighted generations of readers, and he has become the …

Aug 16, 2025 · Brighty, a bronze statue of a famous burro, was housed in the Grand Canyon Lodge for decades before the Dragon Bravo Fire destroyed the lodge and about 100 other structures.

Aug 16, 2025 · Brighty is a small but important part of what will be a yearslong effort for the National Park Service as it charts a path for restoration and reconstruction on the North Rim.