To commemorate 50 years since the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, FOX6 has produced an all-new documentary that explores the important role ‘The Fitz’ and her crew played in the history of Great Lakes ...

MICHIGAN — The Great Lakes are forces of nature, and one stands apart from the rest. Lake Superior is the biggest and deepest of the five Great Lakes. For centuries, humankind has fought to navigate ...

No one was more surprised than Gordon Lightfoot when his ballad "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" became one of the biggest hits of 1976, less than a year after the disaster it commemorates. The ...

This week marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great ...

MILWAUKEE - A monster ship meets a monstrous storm. It's a history that's been studied and recounted for years. In this episode of Open Record, we dive into the tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald. FOX6 ...

PARADISE, MICHIGAN — Whitefish Point, also known as the Shipwreck Coast around the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and as the Graveyard of the Great Lakes to the sailors who must sneak past it to enter ...

The gales of November are upon us. On this day, 50 years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. All 29 crew members drowned. The sinking of the Fitzgerald remains one of ...

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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 ...

This week marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great ...

To commemorate 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, FOX6 has produced this hour-long documentary that explores the important role ‘The Fitz’ and her crew played in the history of Great ...