COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - November marks the anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest ships to ever sail the Great Lakes. Throughout its career, it earned nicknames like ...
The gales of November are upon us. On this day, 50 years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. All 29 crew members drowned. The sinking of the Fitzgerald remains one of ...
DETROIT, Mich. (KFGO/Learfield) – Relics from the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sold at auction in Detroit for $150,000. The orange ...
The unidentified buyer's plans for the relics were not immediately announced. They had been at the Great Lakes Shipwreck ...
“We are holding our own” – the last radio transmission by the SS Edmund Fitzgerald to the SS Arthur M. Anderson on November 10, 1975. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS ...
Captain Ernest McSorley and his crew were fighting for their lives in a battle against the "Witch of November" when his final words went out over the radio. “We are holding our own." Less than 15 ...
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP/WJW) — Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” The ...
You might know the name of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy from the annals of history, the hit song from 1976, or, most recently, on the hit show, "Severance." Neda Ulaby, a reporter for NPR's arts ...
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975, during a violent Lake Superior storm that claimed all 29 crew members. The ship battled escalating winds, massive waves, radar failure and severe ...