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 ...

November 10 marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the most famous Great Lakes shipwreck and the most enduring mystery of the region's maritime lore. Built in 1958, the ...

The Edmund Fitzgerald's bell is one of just a handful of the ship’s remnants to be pulled from Lake Superior and the only one salvaged from the lakebed wreckage itself.

MARQUETTE, Mich. — 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.” This year marks the ...

For those that live or have lived around the American Great Lakes region, the story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is likely familiar. It was, to date, the largest ship to ever sink in those waters, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 50-year mark of the most well-known Great Lakes shipwreck just passed on Nov. 10, 2025 – the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It has gained popularity in recent years, ...

The Nov. 10, 1975, shipwreck formed the basis of Lightfoot's 1976 story song. By Gary Trust Fifty years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, massive freighter the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, amid ...

This week's Trending Up looks at the unlikely revival of the five-decade-old story song, as well as a curious new dance smash and a word-of-mouth success for Lily Allen. Welcome to Billboard Pro’s ...

LAKE SUPERIOR, MI — “Things look pretty bad. It looks like she may have split apart at the seams.” In the hours after the 728-foot Edmund Fitzgerald abruptly vanished from the radar during a gale on ...

Relic From the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Is Returned, Plus $600,000 From Michigan DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald ...

Newspaper clippings donated to the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth recount the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...