There are an estimated 3 million undiscovered shipwrecks lining the sea floor. In June 2025, divers discovered a ...
November 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, perhaps the most famous of all the estimated ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior Nov. 10, 1975, and killed all 29 men aboard. It's a modern maritime tragedy that ...
Without Gordon Lightfoot’s song, the Edmund Fitzgerald could have faded from memory along with the names of the roughly 6,500 ...
Also known as the "witches" of November, they occur between mid-October and mid-December, when storm tracks collide over the Great Lakes, ...
Rix Mixter, who is one of few divers to visit the Edmund Fitzgerald remains, discussed the Great Lakes' most famous shipwreck ...
The Whitefish Point museum holds the ship's bell, and hosts an annual ceremony at which family members gather to remember the ...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point is home to the only item removed from the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body.
The loss of the Fitzgerald left people stunned. The tragedy spurred new safety measures and change among shipping companies, ...