There have been six sanctioned expeditions of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The ship sank in Canadian waters in 1975 and rests 535-feet below the surface of Lake Superior. The last dive was approved in 1995 ...

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was released in 1976, less than a year after the ship sank in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot’s song peaked at number two on the Billboard chart that same year.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - November marks the anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest ships to ever sail the Great Lakes. Throughout its career, it earned nicknames like ...

DETROIT – The Edmond Fitzgerald sank during what was supposed to be the last run of the season. Caught in a November snowstorm, visibility was low and waves washed over the deck. The waters eventually ...

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975, during a violent Lake Superior storm that claimed all 29 crew members. The ship battled escalating winds, massive waves, radar failure and severe ...

Thanks to an iconic ballad by Gordon Lightfoot, most people think they know the story of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the ore carrier that sank in Lake Superior in November 1975. The mysterious sinking ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald likely has become the most widely known shipwreck in North America, thanks to singer Gordon Lightfoot. It was in 1976 when Lightfoot released “The Wreck of the ...

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 ...