Monday, November 11, 2013

38th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

11/11/13


LAKE SUPERIOR- November 10th marks the day that the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975 with 29 souls on board.
The ship was launched on June 8th, 1958 as the largest cargo ship on the Great Lakes. The ship would carry iron ore between ports  on the Great Lakes including Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. The ship set seasonal haul records more than five times in its lifespan, breaking its own record.

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