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The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most mysterious and controversial of all
shipwreck tales heard around the Great Lakes. Her story is surpassed in books, film and
media only by that of the Titanic. Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot inspired popular
interest in this vessel with his 1976 ballad, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
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Edmund Fitzgerald, St. Mary's River, 1975.
Photo by Bob Campbell
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The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men on Lake Superior November 10, 1975,
17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. Whitefish Point is the site of the Whitefish
Point Light Station and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
(GLSHS) has conducted three underwater expeditions to the wreck, 1989, 1994, and 1995.
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"Passage in Moonlight" by David Conklin
Available online in the Shipwreck Coast Museum Store.
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At the request of family members surviving her crew, Fitzgerald's 200 lb. bronze bell was recovered
by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society on July 4, 1995. This expedition was conducted
jointly with the National Geographic Society, Canadian Navy, Sony Corporation, and Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The bell is now on display in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum as a
memorial to her lost crew.
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For education materials, including books, videos, prints and Fitzgerald memorabilia, visit
Shipwreck Coast Museum Store online.
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