40 Years Ago Today, 11-10-1975

[gary_in_neenah]

It's been 40 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. Below is a link to the Gordon Lightfoot song with video of the great ship and another link that is a timeline of the day of the sinking including weather maps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/fitz.html

 

[sweeperguy]

Thanks for posting this. I vividly remember this, I grew up in the Soo, was only a handful of miles away from this tragedy. We were out playing in the storm. Before the rain, the winds were so intense, we were jumping off front porches and the wind would carry us across the front yard, or even into the next yard. I have a scrap book of most every story from the Evening News, and Detroit Free Press newspapers dealing with this.

 

[jinxx]

Thanks for posting this. I vividly remember this, I grew up in the Soo, was only a handful of miles away from this tragedy. We were out playing in the storm. Before the rain, the winds were so intense, we were jumping off front porches and the wind would carry us across the front yard, or even into the next yard. I have a scrap book of most every story from the Evening News, and Detroit Free Press newspapers dealing with this.

My Thoughts of the Ship and Crew are with me each time I look out over the Big Lake, May there Souls rest in peace.

 

[EXCESSIVE FORCE]

Thanks for the reminder

 

[gary_in_neenah]

Here's a story of one of the crew members from the Journal-Sentinel earlier this week. It's written by his brother and details their last time together, actually kind of eerie. Excellent background on the time and place.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wiscon...d-fitzgerald-wreck-b99610846z1-343326082.html

 

[revhead2]

My Thoughts of the Ship and Crew are with me each time I look out over the Big Lake, May there Souls rest in peace.

X2

 

[revhead2]

http://www.9and10news.com/story/304...40th-anniversary-of-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking

 

[skiroule]

Thanks for the post Gary. Always think about the gales of November this time of the year. I'm sure I'll hear the song on the radio today.

 

[Pizza Man]

I always was interested in this. We visited the museum at Whitefish Point and at the Soo.

 

[sweeperguy]

I always was interested in this. We visited the museum at Whitefish Point and at the Soo.

In the Soo on the museum ship the Valley Camp? Do they still have the tore up lifeboat they recovered.

 

[highhertel]

Door County ties to the Fitz:

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com.../11/10/families-fitzgerald-remember/75526204/

HH

 

[m8man]

they play a eeeeerie radio transmission here on the local FM station each yr.

it's the conversation between the following ship captain and the coast guard.........that guy who went back to look was truly courageous.

btw, that's the same station JD gives his morning forecast on live..........

may they rest in peace....

m8man

 

[MZEMS2]

Always neat to watch the video and hear the song....RIP