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The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking is legendary. But the gales of November claimed many more ships.
Why? More: What you should know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Milwaukee-linked ship that sank and inspired a classic Gordon Lightfoot song More: Gordon Lightfoot on the Edmund Fitzgerald wreck ...
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49 years later, Edmund Fitzgerald crew remembered in memorial ceremony
WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (WLUC) - The legend lives on. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior 49 years ago. All 29 crew members died. They were remembered Sunday night. The Fitzgerald sank 17 ...
Split Rock Lighthouse to observe tragedy of Edmund Fitzgerald
Event includes beacon lighting, bell tolls and reading the names of those drowned In 1975, the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior, Wis., headed for Detroit with 26,000 tons of taconite when ...
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Freighter Crew Liberated From Ice off Buffalo’s Shore
The saga that drew some heartstring-pulling (but inaccurate) comparisons to the infamous Edmund Fitzgerald is over.
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It’s the Year of the Fitz in Superior
Superior was the last port of call for the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank nearly 50 years ago. “Since it’s the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Fitz, I feel it’s our job to make sure that ...
Commemorative beacon lighting
To commemorate the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of her 29 crew members on Nov. 10, 1975, an annual event is scheduled for Nov. 10 at Split Rock Lighthouse. The event ...