LAKE SUPERIOR, MI - It was 50 years ago today that the Edmund Fitzgerald was being loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore, prepped for what would become her tragic final voyage. Once the largest ship on ...
The gales of November are upon us. On this day, 50 years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. All 29 crew members drowned. The sinking of the Fitzgerald remains one of ...
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975, during a violent Lake Superior storm that claimed all 29 crew members. The ship battled escalating winds, massive waves, radar failure and severe ...