Half a century ago, on an unseasonably warm fall day, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald set off from the western edge of ...

Fifty years ago tonight, 29 men — including two from Minnesota — died in the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. Why it matters: The story of the demise of one of the most beloved ships ...

News 8 is producing a series of stories that will be published in the days leading up to Nov. 10, the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It will culminate with a WOOD TV+ special ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Edmund Fitzgerald’s story isn’t just Great Lakes history — it’s personal history for two northwest Ohio sailors who once served aboard the ship long before its fateful final voyage.

It's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, claiming the lives of all 29 crew members aboard. The story of the ship and its crew members is one that ...

“The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy.” 50 years ago today marks the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which is infamous for its mystery and notoriety ...

"The Gales of November" by John U. Bacon offers a detailed account of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck. The book explores the history of Great Lakes shipping and the lives of the ship's crew members.

John U. Bacon, best-selling author of ‘The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald,’ joins John Williams to talk about the history of the ship Edmund Fitzgerald, why the man ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This fall will mark 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and to honor the 29 crew members who perished that night, local swimmers will swim over 400 miles – ...