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Edmund Fitzgerald 50th anniversary: Coast Guard veteran releases tribute cover

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jerry Popiel remembers clearly the news of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in stormy weather on Lake Superior 50 years ago today – Nov. 10, 1975. But the tragedy – which claimed the ...
The Morning Journal

Avon Lake resident releases tribute honoring crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, Avon Lake resident and musician Jerry Popiel has released a special music video tribute for his officially licensed ...
WFTV

Retired AP reporter helped cement the legend of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

LANSING, Mich. — Associated Press reporter Harry Atkins was far from Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, "when the gales of November came early." But his news coverage the following day of the infamous ...
The News-Herald

Fairport Harbor ceremony offered nice tribute to resident who died in Edmund Fitzgerald wreck | Editorial

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 ...