45 Years ago today....

[Jaybeaux]

the Edmund Fitzgerald and her 29 crew were lost in Lake Superior 17 miles north northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan.

May they rest in peace.

 

[Third Edition]

I remember that storm well. I was attending some courses in Iowa when the storm came through on its way to Lake Superior. It soaked me in about 10 seconds as I tried to close the window in my room. Then the wind broke the back window of my car.

The museum in the UP is a good place to visit: https://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/

Here's some info on the genesis of the storm:https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2015/11/10/the-storm-that-sank-the-edmund-fitzgerald/

 

[OllieC]

Oh my....

RIP

"The night the Fitz went down", is a fantastic read btw. Really good insight from Dudley Paquette who was Captain of the Wilfred Sykes and anchored off of Thunder Bay while the Fitz disappeared off the radar. The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Wilfred lSykes left Duluth Harbor around the same time.

 

[joeyleggz]

Just watch the documentary last week with my whole family, sad story , never forget

 

[spikedaddy99]

Wilfred Sykes was in Sturgeon Bay this summer I believe.M

 

[Pirate Lady]

Was in high school that year. In Cleveland. At that time every kid tried gettin a job on a lake freighter. Big bucks. They said I was too small to pull chains across deck. No job offer. Might have been on it. Who knows.

 

[Stee6043]

Ole Gitche Gumie.

 

[Timeflys]

The book by Capt. Paquette offers a real world perspective and takes a great deal of romanticism OUT of the Fitzgerald story. Highly recommended.

 

[techmitch]

Pretty good link https://www.michiganradio.org/post/listen-radio-transmission-night-edmund-fitzgeralds-sinking

 

[FastMarkA]

Oh my....

RIP

"The night the Fitz went down", is a fantastic read btw. Really good insight from Dudley Paquette who was Captain of the Wilfred Sykes and anchored off of Thunder Bay while the Fitz disappeared off the radar. The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Wilfred lSykes left Duluth Harbor around the same time.

This is a great read; however, I believe it was the Arthur M. Anderson that had left with the Fitz, not Wilfred Sykes.

And yes, Wilfred Sykes was laid up in Sturgeon Bay most of the summer (due to COVID/lack of material demand). She has her own Instagram account (@ss_wilfred_sykes) and it's fascinating to follow her travels.

 

[OllieC]

This is a great read; however, I believe it was the Arthur M. Anderson that had left with the Fitz, not Wilfred Sykes.

And yes, Wilfred Sykes was laid up in Sturgeon Bay most of the summer (due to COVID/lack of material demand). She has her own Instagram account (@ss_wilfred_sykes) and it's fascinating to follow her travels.

You are correct. I had to look it up. Excellent read for a lazy day on the boat.......at the dock of course.

 

[spikedaddy99]

Amazon is out of stock and Apple books doesn't have it. Now I'm intrigued.

 

[OllieC]

Amazon is out of stock and Apple books doesn't have it. Now I'm intrigued.

If you head up north this Winter on sleds, close to the S. Shore, just about any knick knack shop that is open will have it.

 

[spikedaddy99]

If you head up north this Winter on sleds, close to the S. Shore, just about any knick knack shop that is open will have it.

Good advice. We usually end up around Ashland or Bayfield at least once a year. M