Edmund Fitzgerald was a businessman in the Wisconsin area: the president of Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, which owned the ...

The catastrophic weather event, known as the “White Hurricane,” struck the Great Lakes between November 7-11, 1913, bringing ...

But long before that tragedy, talk of the Mighty Fitz had centered around a ship that was known as an engineering marvel. She ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains a pivotal moment in maritime history, prompting significant safety advancements ...

Before it met its demise 50 years ago, the ore freighter commissioned by Northwestern Mutual was the rock star of Great Lakes ...

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship ...

Fifty years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, the 729-foot lake freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a severe gale in Lake Superior. All 29 crewmembers were lost. It was the largest ship ever to sink in the ...

Hear the true story of the Christmas Tree Ship on Nov. 23 in Two Rivers. A live presentation reveals haunting details of the ...

Thousands of vessels — 6,000 or more — lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Several hundred could lie beneath the waves in the part of Lake Michigan that falls under Illinois’ ...

Monday, November 10, 2025, will mark 50 years since 29 mariners lost their lives aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in what would ...

Reflecting on the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, the Butler County Sheriff's Office honors the 29 lives lost in 1975.

To understand what sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, it’s important to break the sinking down into its components: the slow loss of ...