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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Museum Ship Valley Camp curator Paul Sabourin is a walking encyclopedia of maritime knowledge, but the question he gets most often is the one that's hardest to answer. "I ...

In recent years, the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society has hosted small events to honor those lost on the Great Lakes, but for the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald the group ...

When the 729-foot-long SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, it took its entire 29-member crew with it. The men — sons, brothers, fathers, husbands and friends — were connected to dozens ...

For the past several years, a Gordon Lightfoot song from 1976 has become an unlikely seasonal meme. The song, of course, is “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” a mournful ballad of the true story of ...

Dramatic retelling of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, Nov. 8: Actors will retell the story of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald using recorded and live sound effects, including the real radio ...

What caused the SS Edmund Fitzgerald freighter to sink amid a violent storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, killing its 29 crew members, remains a point of debate and mystery a half-century later.

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 ...