Among the most famous wrecks is the Edmund Fitzgerald, which went down in a fierce November gale on Lake Superior in 1975. But nine years earlier, the Daniel J. Morrell sank on Lake Huron on Nov ...

Almost half a century ago the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel en route to Detroit from Superior, ...

They're known as the gales of November, and they conjure images of hurricane-force winds, towering waves, ice-cold temperatures, and bobbing ships. The gales of November, also known as the ...

PARADISE, MI — Whitefish Point isn’t on the way to anywhere else. This sandy corner of the eastern U.P. juts out into Lake Superior, and really feels like the edge of the world. The closest ...

lake freighters of Edmund Fitzgerald’s generation were essentially giant tubs. If they took on water, the lack of watertight bulkheads in the cargo hold would send the vessel to the seafloor like an ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald marked a major turning point in the shipping industry. The ship sunk in 1975, claiming the lives of all 29 crew members. It has been immortalized in an enduringly ...