By Joshua Kim A new book, “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy” (Michigan State University Press, $29.95), uncovers more of the political and legal aspects of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck.

By Joshua Kim A new book, “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy” (Michigan State University Press, $29.95), uncovers more of the political and legal aspects of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck.

Tags
Great Lakes Echo, Amazon, Authors, Books, county, Detroit, economics, Economy, edmund fitzgerald, Events, found, Government, Great Lakes, History, industry, iron, iron ore, lake, Lake Superior, lakes, learn, looking, Manufacturing, Michigan, new, Other, Political Economy, Politics, reading, regulation, Safety, steel, Storm, study, Thomas, Transportation, university, vehicle, Wisconsin

Source






Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 are hitting the Great Lakes. Giant waves in some parts of Lake Superior were […]

Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 are hitting the Great Lakes. Giant waves in some parts of Lake Superior were […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, edmund fitzgerald, Great Lakes, lake, Lake Superior, lakes, Milwaukee, ocean, waves

Source






A life ring and piece of wood found after the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975 were sold at auction on Friday, Dec. 19, for $150,000 — more than […]

A life ring and piece of wood found after the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975 were sold at auction on Friday, Dec. 19, for $150,000 — more than […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Detroit, edmund fitzgerald, found, Free, Friday, Life, wood

Source






John U. Bacon spent nearly four years researching and writing his new book about the Edmund Fitzgerald. The public has caught on to the new release titled The Gales of November: The […]

John U. Bacon spent nearly four years researching and writing his new book about the Edmund Fitzgerald. The public has caught on to the new release titled The Gales of November: The […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Detroit, edmund fitzgerald, Free, new, Writing

Source






Hidden in the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library is a little-known collection of artifacts related to ships that have traversed the Great Lakes for the past 400 years — including the […]

Hidden in the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library is a little-known collection of artifacts related to ships that have traversed the Great Lakes for the past 400 years — including the […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, edmund fitzgerald, Great Lakes, lakes, Milwaukee

Source






50 years ago on Monday, one of the most “mysterious and controversial” of all shipwrecks on the Great Lakes took place 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, taking the […]

50 years ago on Monday, one of the most “mysterious and controversial” of all shipwrecks on the Great Lakes took place 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, taking the […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, edmund fitzgerald, Great Lakes, lakes, Michigan, north, Shipwrecks, whitefish

Source






There are well over 6,000 shipwrecks between the five Great Lakes, the most well-known, of course, being the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. In recent years, especially around northeast Wisconsin, shipwreck discoveries […]

There are well over 6,000 shipwrecks between the five Great Lakes, the most well-known, of course, being the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. In recent years, especially around northeast Wisconsin, shipwreck discoveries […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, edmund fitzgerald, Great Lakes, green, lakes, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Source






The tragic sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald has had a lasting effect on family members of the crew and the Great Lakes shipping industry. Read the full story by Wisconsin […]

The tragic sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald has had a lasting effect on family members of the crew and the Great Lakes shipping industry. Read the full story by Wisconsin […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, edmund fitzgerald, Great Lakes, industry, lakes, Shipping, shipping industry, Wisconsin

Source






To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald going down during a violent Lake Superior storm in November of 1975, dozens of swimmers braved those same waters to […]

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald going down during a violent Lake Superior storm in November of 1975, dozens of swimmers braved those same waters to […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, down, edmund fitzgerald, green, lake, Lake Superior, Storm

Source






The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975. Two journalists have their own stories to tell of the famed vessel. Read the full […]

The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975. Two journalists have their own stories to tell of the famed vessel. Read the full […]

Tags
Great Lakes Commission, down, edmund fitzgerald, lake, Lake Superior, News

Source