38th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

Fox 17 West Michigan ^ | 11/10/2013 | Chris Poturalski

[LukeL]

LAKE SUPERIOR- November 10th marks the day that the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975 with 29 souls on board.

[cripplecreek]

Well I feel ancient.

[PhiloBedo]

IBTGLL

[cripplecreek]

Its said she never gives up her dead.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[UCANSEE2]

I remember the song. Actually, the song is why I remember the ship. Always wondered what it looked like.

[cripplecreek]

I saw the boat (On the lakes they’re boats or “lakers”) at the Soo Locks a few weeks before she sank.

[goodwithagun]

If I’d known I would have picked up a six pack of Great Lakes Brewing Company’s brew of that name and toasted the lost souls. As it is, I’m sipping Pinot noir, so I’ll toast anyway.

[TigersEye]

Here ya go!

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics)

Everyone grab a hanky.

[combat_boots]

The legend came down from the Chippewa on down ‘bout the big lake they call Gitchegumi...

[cripplecreek]

I think it was in 1912 or 1913 that more than a dozen boats went down in a big storm this time of year.

[goodwithagun]

I used to compete in small bore nationals at Camp Perry every summer. Since becoming a mommy my competition desires have been put on the back burner, lol. The lakes are beautiful and deadly at the same time. I always took time during my week there to gaze at Erie and she sometimes looked creepy. I would even shiver. Growing up near Cleveland, the lakes were just something we always knew about. Now I’m in the Ohio Valley and people think of them as something exotic. Strange what small geographical distances mean to our world view.

[cripplecreek]

1913 Great Lakes storm reminder of nature's fury

250 killed.

[LukeL]

I live all but 5 miles from Lake Michigan. We know the Great Lakes can be very deadly, 30 foot waves are not unheard of.

[Nuc 1.1]

I remember the news of the sinking.

[madison10]

We’re almost neighbors. (lower SE Michigan) Spent many vacations as a kid on at least one of the Great Lakes, mostly Michigan and Huron. The fury and size of the Lakes are not to be taken lightly. Lake Michigan has a lot of fury and some really bad undertows, but is not near as scary as Superior.

Erie has a way of seeming friendly, but changes her mind and mood quickly.

[goodwithagun]

There were many times when cease fires were ordered during matches because boats would sail across the end of the backstop (although it was posted Do Not Enter) in an effort to outrun a sudden storm.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Ed Fitz began life as a coal burner. She was converted to N6 oil a few years after 1958.

[goodwithagun]

Also, I hate OSU and cheer for Michigan every year!

[madison10]

Bless you. LOL (with Michigan’s record, I may be more of a Michigan State fan)