Fond du Lac swimmers brave Lake Superior waters in Edmund Fitzgerald memorial swim

Fond du Lac swimmers brave Lake Superior waters in Edmund Fitzgerald memorial swim
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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 […]
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There’s a hidden collection of Great Lakes artifacts in Milwaukee’s Central Library

There’s a hidden collection of Great Lakes artifacts in Milwaukee’s Central Library
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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 […]
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What makes John U. Bacon’s Edmund Fitzgerald book stand out

What makes John U. Bacon’s Edmund Fitzgerald book stand out
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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 […]
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What makes John U. Bacon’s Edmund Fitzgerald book stand out

Edmund Fitzgerald relics auctioned. How much a life ring, plank sold for

Edmund Fitzgerald relics auctioned. How much a life ring, plank sold for
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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 […]
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Edmund Fitzgerald relics auctioned. How much a life ring, plank sold for

Great Lakes volatility on display. Why ocean waves are less risky.

Great Lakes volatility on display. Why ocean waves are less risky.
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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 […]
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Great Lakes volatility on display. Why ocean waves are less risky.

New book sails into the unknown political, legal stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald

New book sails into the unknown political, legal stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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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.
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Great Lakes swimmers honor Edmund Fitzgerald crew in new documentary

Great Lakes swimmers honor Edmund Fitzgerald crew in new documentary
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A documentary film chronicling a 411-mile memorial swim to honor the 29 crew members who died aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald will be released November 10 in theaters and via streaming. […]
A documentary film chronicling a 411-mile memorial swim to honor the 29 crew members who died aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald will be released November 10 in theaters and via streaming. […]
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Great Lakes swimmers honor Edmund Fitzgerald crew in new documentary

The Edmund Fitzgerald’s tragic journey began 51 years ago today

The Edmund Fitzgerald’s tragic journey began 51 years ago today
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It was 51 years ago today that the Edmund Fitzgerald was being loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore, prepped for what would become her doomed final voyage. Read the […]
It was 51 years ago today that the Edmund Fitzgerald was being loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore, prepped for what would become her doomed final voyage. Read the […]
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The Edmund Fitzgerald’s tragic journey began 51 years ago today
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