Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which is now designated a protected ...

In the 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing her crew of 29, many advances in weather and technology have made bulk carrier shipping safer. Improvements include more real ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains a pivotal moment in maritime history, prompting significant safety advancements in Great Lakes shipping over the past 50 years. The tragedy, which claimed ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was among Great Lakes disasters attributed to "the gales of November," as singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot later described them. November ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. When the SS Edmund Fitzgerald launched in 1958, it was the ...

It’s a street, not a lake, but it’s still great. “Name of the street you’re on?” “Lake Erie,” said Joseph Molinary. “Lake Erie Drive, yes sir,” said ...

So long as bulk carrier freighters move goods through the Great Lakes — and through the severe storms that can pop up in November and other months — the risk of an Edmund Fitzgerald-type disaster is ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping ...

The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald ship continues to live on in the minds of the Great Lakes shipping community fifty years after it disappeared in the icy waters of Lake Superior.

CLEVELAND — Fifty years ago this month, the Great Lakes reminded us of their power — and their peril. On Nov. 10, 1975, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald vanished beneath the icy waters of Lake Superior. All ...

Monday, November 10, 2025, will mark 50 years since 29 mariners lost their lives aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in what would become one of the most famous American wrecks of all time. Join us Monday at ...