Today is the 35-th anniversary of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a Lake Superior storm off Whitefish Point in 1975. Memorial services are planned today around the state for the captain and crew that were lost in the tragedy, immortalized in song by Canadian folk-singer Gordon Lightfoot and still recalled when November storms roll across the Great Lakes. None of the 29 on board has ever been recovered and the bodies are believed to be entombed within the wreck. At 7 o’clock this evening, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point will hold its 15th annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service. In honor of the 29 lost crew members, the bell, from the ship, is rung 29 times, with a 30th ring for all mariners lost on the Great Lakes.
Maritime Historian Fred Stonehouse of Marquette joined us on the “Mark & Walt in the Morning” show to discuss the significance of the Fitzgerald in Great Lakes history and to analyze why this particular shipwreck has evolved into legend. To listen to the complete interview from the show, please click below.
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