When launched on june 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on north america's great lakes and remains the largest to have sunk there. The legend of the edmund fitzgerald remains the most mysterious and controversial of all shipwreck tales heard around the great lakes. Edmund fitzgerald, american freighter that sank during a storm on november 10, 1975, in lake superior, killing all 29 aboard
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Its mysterious demise inspired gordon lightfoot’s hit song “the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the great lakes.
The edmund fitzgerald’s legacy endures for many reasons.
The exact cause of the edmund fitzgerald’s sinking is still a mystery, but the lasting legacy is this There were more than 6,000 shipwrecks on the great lakes in the century prior to the wreck. The sinking of the edmund fitzgerald still hits close to home in wisconsin Half a century later, the legacy lives on through memorials, museum exhibits, and the enduring mystery of a ship that.
The ‘edmund fitzgerald’ sank half a century ago We’re still fascinated a massive freighter carrying thousands of tons of iron ore disappeared in lake superior, setting shipping on a new course 1 in washburn, a memorial dedication ceremony was held for the 29 crew members who lost their lives aboard the fitz just ahead of the 50th anniversary of its sinking.
