Hurricane-force winds were whipping up 40-foot waves as part of the early winter storm on Nov. 11-12 that cut a wide swath of ...

When it was clear the Fitzgerald had disappeared, the question became: Who would brave the storm to look for the crew?

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, immortalized by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, wrecked in Lake Superior 50 years ...

On a stormy night in 1975, a giant cargo ship vanished beneath Lake Superior. All 29 crew members were lost, and the cause ...

Thousands of vessels — 6,000 or more — lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Several hundred could lie beneath the waves in the part of Lake Michigan that falls under Illinois’ ...

The 50-year mark of the most well-known Great Lakes shipwreck just passed on Nov. 10, 2025 – the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It has gained popularity in ...

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was considered the largest and fastest Great Lakes ship. It set multiple records for the largest ...

The state of Michigan has agreed to return a life ring from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck to its owner.

From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that ...

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald still hits close to home in Wisconsin. Half a century later, the legacy lives on through ...