The doomed ship went down just 17 miles from safety. What went wrong?
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the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald
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I finished the Gales of November by John Bacon and it was excellent, details of the men and their jobs in the Edmund Fitzgerald and the shipping industry and the scariest Great Lake, Superior. Heartbreaking subject well explored in this book.
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Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000 https://www.byteseu.com/1642811/ #EdmundFitzgerald #Entertainment #GordonLightfoot #LarryOrr #U.S.News
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A Sense of Doubt blog post #3941 - Fate of the Edmund Fitzgerald. https://sensedoubt.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-sense-of-doubt-blog-post-3941-fate-of.html #shipwreck #lakesuperior #seventies #Edmundfitzgerald #puremichigan #fiftyyearsago
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 93
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
50 years ago today, Gordon Lightfoot read an article in ’Newsweek’ that served as a catalyst for writing this timeless song.
“The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
When the wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too
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This week, celebrate all things #Romantasy at #Minnesota's Fable & Flames convention, learn about the enduring legacy of the #EdmundFitzgerald, explore seasonal light festivals, catch the #TwinCities Gamer Symphony Orchestra in concert, and more! #MNastodon
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People who love being gutted by listening to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald will very possibly also like Flowers of Bermuda by Stan Rogers.
Sometimes I can listen to it, sometimes it destroys me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wRuwQrxIQ
#EdmundFitzgerald #GordonLightfoot #FlowersOfBermuda #StanRogers #Music #FolkMusic #CanadianContent
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Oh. Well I needed an ugly cry I guess.
How Gordon Lightfoot Memorialized the Edmund Fitzgerald - Polyphonic
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Michigan returns rare Edmund Fitzgerald relic — and pays US$600,000 – National
The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck,…
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A belated #EdmundFitzgerald thought:
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian musician and national treasure, wrote The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald about actual events that took place in the US and went to great pains to portray them accurately and with integrity.
Can you think of any examples of an American artist of any genre or medium who made something about an exclusively Canadian historic event and did it well?
(I can't think of any, although they may exist, hence the question.)
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A friend of mine makes a lot of dumb music (his words) but with this cover, he may have redeemed himself.
https://klack.bandcamp.com/album/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald
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A fabulous version “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
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Today was the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
https://www.midwist.com/posts/2025/11/the-edmund-fitzgerald/
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I'm not old enough to remember the sinking of the #EdmundFitzgerald, but I do remember studying it in elementary school in the late #80s and hearing this song.
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Canadian confession: I had no idea that Gordon Lightfoot released The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1976.
I thought the song was much, much older. Because it sounds and feels older.
But also because it's such an integral part of my experience of the soundscape of Canada that it's hard to imagine a time when it was ever not there. 1/2
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2012 Legends – The Edmund Fitzgerald
In 2012, Legends Drum and Bugle Corps form Kalamazoo, Michigan, performed a show about the Edmund Fitzgerald. While Lightfoot's hit was one of the musical selections and was the main motif throughout, Legends expanded on the music and the story with other selection.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/11/10/2012-legends-the-edmund-fitzgerald/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrSi_oKI2mw
Here's a comment I posted for this great analysis of one of the best songs ever:
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“In recounting the sinking of the SS #EdmundFitzgerald during a storm on Lake Superior on the night of November 10, 1975, #Lightfoot immortalized a modern tragedy at a time when its pain was still keenly felt.” www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums... #GordonLightfoot #music #MusicSky
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“In recounting the sinking of the SS #EdmundFitzgerald during a storm on Lake Superior on the night of November 10, 1975, #Lightfoot immortalized a modern tragedy at a time when its pain was still keenly felt.” www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums... #GordonLightfoot #music #MusicSky
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"Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion..."Goddess, so many lines that spark shivers, tears, or both!
It's an absolute masterpiece. Just amazing. 3/3
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A few examples:
"The lake it, is said, never gives up her dead"
"That good ship and crew was a bone to be chewed
when the gales of November came early""The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound"
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours?""The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
if they'd put fifteen more miles behind her." 2/3#EdmundFitzgerald #WreckOfTheEdmundFitzgerald #GordonLightfoot #music
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Listening to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (and raising a glass to the lost lives) and reading along with the lyrics.
Great high holy hell, Gordon Lightfoot knocked this entire thing *out of the park!* The guitars make you feel like you're out on the waves in a lonely and ominous wind, and practically every verse has at least 2 bits of heart-stopping poetry that'd be the crown jewel of any other song. 1/3
#EdmundFitzgerald #WreckOfTheEdmundFitzgerald #GordonLightfoot #music
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Great Lakes Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald Postcard.
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#GreatLakes #ShipsofMastodon #EdmundFitzgerald #Postcard #VintagePostcard #GreatLakesFreighter #SaultSteMarie #HistoricVessels #NauticalHeritage #GreatLakesMariners #ShippingHistory #MaritimeMemorial -
"Captain wired in,
He had otters comin' in,
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I took the picture yesterday because that's when I drank the beer, but I have the record on now.
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which killed the entire crew of 29 men.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald
It was of course immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI
I have no direct connection to the incident. I'm certain I'd have never heard of it but for Gordon Lightfoot. It's significant to me because I think of shipwrecks as things that happened in the 1800s, not in the modern era.