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Folk rock ballad memorializing sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald endures 50 years later

You might know the name of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy from the annals of history, the hit song from 1976, or, most ...

This Day in History: SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior

Exactly 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members on board.

Gordon Lightfoot’s Haunting Tribute: How ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ Became His Finest Work

Gordon Lightfoot turned a brief news item about a Great Lakes tragedy into one of the most haunting songs ever written — an elegy that still echoes 50 years later.

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.

South Bend History Museum marks Edmund Fitzgerald anniversary with Great Lakes shipwreck exhibit

Right now, you can visit The History Museum in South Bend to check out a new exhibit called “ Freshwater Fury: Great Lakes ...

St. Louis family drives 7 hours to experience the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle

The 16,000-square-foot museum is memorializing the Nov. 10, 1975, tragedy of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald with a weekend of ...

HORROR ON SUPERIOR: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's 50th anniversary

WATCH: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald is the most famous shipwreck in Great Lakes history, sinking 17 miles off Whitefish Point, ...