The loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Fifty years ago, on Nov. 10, 1975, all 29 crew members died as the ship sank in a disastrous storm on Lake Superior. The mystery that surrounds it and Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” have created a fascination with the ship that has endured and seems to grow stronger with time. Story by Dan Kraker Video by Anne Guttridge Video of the beacon lighting by Eric Dischino for
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The loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Fifty years ago, on Nov. 10, 1975, all 29 crew members died as the ship sank in a disastrous storm on Lake Superior. The mystery that surrounds it and Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” have created a fascination with the ship that has endured and seems to grow stronger with time. Story by Dan Kraker Video by Anne Guttridge Video of the beacon lighting by Eric Dischino for
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