[cripplecreek]

Well I feel ancient.

[cripplecreek]

Its said she never gives up her dead.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[UCANSEE2]

I remember the song. Actually, the song is why I remember the ship. Always wondered what it looked like.

[goodwithagun]

If I’d known I would have picked up a six pack of Great Lakes Brewing Company’s brew of that name and toasted the lost souls. As it is, I’m sipping Pinot noir, so I’ll toast anyway.

[combat_boots]

The legend came down from the Chippewa on down ‘bout the big lake they call Gitchegumi...

[FreedomPoster]

I visited the Duluth Maritime Museum a couple of summers ago. Needless to say, the EF features prominently.

Saw an ore carrier go through the lift bridge into the harbor, which was pretty cool.

[KC_Lion]

Thank You For Posting LukeL!

You shouldn't feel Ancient Cripple.

I love learning about wrecks at sea, the Edmund Fitzgerald was a proud testament to hardworking Americans.

I was born 13 years after the Fitzgerald Sunk and Gordon Lightfoot song is literally my favorite Song of All Time.

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

Gichigami truly does never give up her dead.

[machman]

I grew up in northern Michigan, we lived right on lake Michigan. To this day, I still remember that storm and night, and reading about the Fitzgerald in the paper the next day, I still get chills thinking about it.

[OldMissileer]

I have some photos of the Edmund Fitzgerald I took while I was visiting the Soo Locks back in the early 70’s. It was about two years later when she went down.

[Gamecock]

Rammed by the Cat Stevens.

[PGalt]

OOPS! (thanks very much for posting, LukeL)

[cyclotic]

Even though I now live on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay now, I have a copy of James Clary’s print of the Edmund Fitzgerald on my wall.

[ThunderSleeps]

If you go to the maritime museum up in Duluth MN there are displays (photos etc) of some of the most notable wrecks/sinkings on the lakes. Oddly enough, almost all of them are in November. Apparently November is *not* a good time to be on the lakes.

[AlaskaErik]

I ever made the connection until today, but on that night I was celebrating the 200th birthday of the Marine Corps. I was stationed at MCAS El Toro and we had a six pack chilling in our sink when an officer came through to inspect. He saw the beer, but was kind enough to “overlook” it!

[RckyRaCoCo]

My Dad fishing, not sure where it was taken(Blue Water area?)but remember getting a big kick out of watching the freighters go by.

I also remember the night the Fitzgerald went down. I was shoveling snow for a neighbor and heard about it on the news when I got home...was a pretty wicked storm for that early in the season.

[Artie]

I went on a 10 day camping trip to Isle Royale when I was about 12 or 13. A 4 hour trip from either Copper Harbor or Eagle Harbor. It was maybe a 40 foot boat but in 12 to 15 foot waves it was a slow go and very queasy. Water was very cold even in August. The open ocean has nothing on Superior.