Great Lakes’ deadly history: Edmund Fitzgerald was last major wreck, but far from the only one

It's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank among huge waves on Lake Superior, and its legend is just as gripping as ...

Thousands attend Edmund Fitzgerald 50th memorial ceremony at Whitefish Point

"We’re not gone until the last person who remembered us is gone, and my hope is that we never live in a world in which no one remembers the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," said author John U. Bacon.

A ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November included

Friends and family members gathered at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to ring the bell and remember those who died 50 years ago.
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POLL: Have you ever been to a Michigan shipwreck museum?

We want to hear from our viewers for our UpNorthLive Unscripted show on Monday at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 29&8.POLL: Have you ever ...

There's a hidden collection of Great Lakes artifacts in Milwaukee's Central Library

Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library is home to a collection of artifacts and files from a plethora of ships, including ...
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Nobody Knows What Sank the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald.’ But Its Doomed Final Voyage Will Always Be America’s Defining Shipwreck

Fifty years after the freighter disappeared into the depths of Lake Superior, the mystery of its demise—and the mournful ...

The true story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years after a tragic shipwreck

Twenty-nine men died in the Great Lakes' most famous shipwreck. The Edmund Fitzgerald’s legacy endures for many reasons.

50 years ago this week: The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, immortalized by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, wrecked in Lake Superior 50 years ...
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Michigan drops bid for Edmund Fitzgerald life ring in $600k settlement

Historic artifact to remain with original owner after being include in a police misconduct lawsuit settlement.

Echoes of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years later | Leon Bibb: Then and Now

Cleveland-owned and crewed by Great Lakes men, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a November storm in 1975, but its lessons ...
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What happened to the wreckage of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad revisited on the 50th anniversary of the shipwreck

Less than a year after the American cargo carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in the Great Lakes in November 1975, the late ...

Man who found rare shipwreck relic gets $600K in lawsuit after it was taken by state

A man who stumbled on a rare relic from a shipwreck is getting the artifact back after it was taken from him by the state of ...