From fur traders to freighters: How Great Lakes storms shaped shipwreck history

From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that ...
Milwaukee Magazine

Edmund Fitzgerald’s Dream: The Milwaukee Connection to the Great Lakes’ Most Legendary Shipwreck

Before it met its demise 50 years ago, the ore freighter commissioned by Northwestern Mutual was the rock star of Great Lakes ...

Why disasters like the Edmund Fitzgerald are far less likely on the Great Lakes today

With the weather forecasting capabilities of today, the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald may not have even embarked from port.

South Bend History Museum marks Edmund Fitzgerald anniversary with Great Lakes shipwreck exhibit

Today marks a notable anniversary here in the Midwest. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the largest, most famous freighters ...
Crain's Detroit Business

Storied Edmund Fitzgerald signaled the end of an era for Great Lakes shipping

Sans Gordon Lightfoot and his song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," the Mighty Fitz would likely have disappeared from ...
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Family members of Edmund Fitzgerald crew oppose dives returning to wreckage

A Great Lakes historian believes another expedition to the wreckage with advanced technology could find out why the ship sank ...