Where’s the Edmond Fitzgerald?
Under water.
Eastern Lake Superior.
At the bottom of Lake Superior.
Lake Superior, near Whitefish Bay.
It is a ghost ship on The Gitche Gumee.
I broke in half and sank in lake Superior.
It was an iron ore carrier. Some think that the hatch covers came loose from the pounding of the wind driven waves. That allowed water to enter the ore holds and cause the ship to ride lower in the water. It is thought that the ship bottomed out on a shallow reef damaging the keel. It continued toward deeper water where swells lifted the bow and stern, exposing the damaged keel which snapped in two. The ship sank so fast they couldn't even get off a distress call to a nearby ship. The second ship reported that they had the Edmond Fitz on radar and the next sweep it was gone. There were no survivors.
Divers have visited the deep water grave to retrieve the ship's bell for a memorial service. They left a copy on the wreck. I'm not sure but I believe that to be the only visit by divers.
Lake Superior is very deep and very cold. I know because I used to vacation in the UP. I have swam in Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan all in the same day. It's really fun to swim in 42 degree water when the air is around 90 degrees.
Regards,
GtG
At the bottom of Lake Superior
Lake Superior