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Sixty eight swimmers will swim in a relay to finish the 411-mile journey the Edmund Fitzgerald never got to complete.
The Edmund Fitzgerald sunk 48 years ago on Nov. 10 during a storm on Lake Superior. Here's how its impact is still felt today across the Great Lakes region today.
Explore six intriguing theories behind the mysterious sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the most famous shipwrecks ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald, captained by Ernest McSorley, finishes loading 26,116 tons of taconite in Superior, Wis., and departs for Detroit’s Zug Island.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an ore carrier that, when it was launched in June 1958, was the largest ship on the Great Lakes. Costing $8 million to build, the 729-foot-long ship was designed to ...
According to a Los Angeles Times obituary, Edmund Fitzgerald, who died in 1986, was a civic leader in his hometown of Milwaukee. He was credited with helping to establish the city's Performing ...
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald is the largest ship sitting at the bottom of any of the Great Lakes. However, it's largely a mystery shrouded in darkness. We explore it through the eyes of Ric Mixter.
The daily Crossword was played 14,032 times last week. Can you solve it faster than others?The daily Crossword was played 14,032 times last week. Can you solve it faster than others? A stunned ...
At the time, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald did have advanced technology, but it was no match against the November Gales. Especially with the thick fog, snow and high waves on the night of November 10th.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank Lake Superior nearly 47 years ago. A freighter that had been in service for 17 years, the ship went down on the night of November 10, 1975, ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald sunk 48 years ago on Nov. 10 during a storm on Lake Superior. Here's how its impact is still felt today across the Great Lakes region today.