You might know the name of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy from the annals of history, the hit song from 1976, or, most recently, on the hit show, "Severance." Neda Ulaby, a reporter for NPR's arts ...

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975, during a violent Lake Superior storm that claimed all 29 crew members. The ship battled escalating winds, massive waves, radar failure and severe ...

Unraveling the SS Edmund Fitzgerald Story Minnesota Live explores the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck from November 10, 1975. This historical event remains controversial and intriguing.

The gales of November are upon us. On this day, 50 years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. All 29 crew members drowned. The sinking of the Fitzgerald remains one of ...

Captain Ernest McSorley and his crew were fighting for their lives in a battle against the "Witch of November" when his final words went out over the radio. “We are holding our own." Less than 15 ...

For the past several years, a Gordon Lightfoot song from 1976 has become an unlikely seasonal meme. The song, of course, is “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” a mournful ballad of the true story of ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. The ship sank in Lake Superior in 1975, killing all 29 men on board. The anniversary is being ...

I am reporting from Detroit, where a rare piece of Great Lakes maritime history is back in the spotlight. On December 19, the city hosted an auction of a life ring and a wooden plank believed to be ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Half a century ago, on an unseasonably warm fall day, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald set off from the western edge of Lake Superior with a ...

On paper, it should never have been a hit record. But despite the odds stacked against it — the 6-minute length, the somber subject matter, the last-minute recording session — “The Wreck of the Edmund ...