On November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared beneath the waves of Lake Superior during an early November storm.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men on Lake Superior November 10, 1975, 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. Whitefish Point is the site of the Whitefish Point Light Station and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has conducted three underwater expeditions to the wreck, 1989, 1994, and 1995.
Gordon Lightfoot immortalized this tragedy in his song ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’.
As a note, if you know anyone who works on a Great Lakes boat, never, ever, mention or sing this song around them.
The last time we flew over Lake Michigan, a few weeks ago, I could clearly see breakers in the middle of the lake from 10,000 feet. And that was a clear bright day hundreds of miles south of Superior.
I can’t imagine being on any of the Great Lakes during a storm.
So take a minute to think about the men that travel those waters and wish them well and safe travels.
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