They've left the bottom of the lakes littered with wrecked ships. Maritime historians estimate they are responsible for roughly half of the shipwrecks. Here’s what to know about the fierce winds.

Researchers continue to seek out — and find — missing shipwrecks each year, with many lost to history. Among the most famous wrecks is the Edmund Fitzgerald, which went down in a fierce ...

Researchers continue to seek out — and find — missing shipwrecks each year, with many lost to history. Here's what to know about November wrecks. The 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald sank on ...

Here's what to know about November wrecks. The disaster even has a song dedicated to it, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," by Gordon Lightfoot. Each year, bells are tolled in memory of the ...

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 ...

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 ...