The 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald will be marked on November 10, 2025.
The Edmund Fitzgerald, a 729-foot freighter, departed from Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975, carrying about 26,000 tons of ore bound for Detroit.
A fierce November storm enveloped the region as the freighter crossed Lake Superior.
A powerful story of courage and loss that still echoes deeply in Wisconsin’s heart and communities along the lakeshore and throughout the state.
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Author's summary: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy.