49th anniversary. This is done with respect to the crew members and their families.
Posted on 11/10/2024 4:19:48 AM PST by OttawaFreeper
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Pictures are Copyrighted to their respected owners.
49th anniversary. This is done with respect to the crew members and their families.
Having grown up in the shadow of the Great Lakes this really resonates with Me. I see the taconite ships go by 3 to 4 times a week. And I once met Gordon Lightfoot.
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I wonder if the Mariner’s Church in Detroit will ring the bell 30 times again, or if that 30th chime for Gord was a one-time deal?
That is one of the most moving songs I have ever heard.
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters
Fabulous tune. One of mom’s (RIP) favorites. She was born and raised in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Copper Country was summer vacation time for my parents, sister and I every year. Thanks for posting.
Thanks, OF.
I slept in this morning.
I usually post this around 6AM each year.
Good on ya!
Ping!
Everyday I sit in my home office and look out towards Michigan from my Northern Wisconsin home. I never see Michigan only sixty miles away because of the curvature of the earth. I am surrounded by my telescope, high powered binoculars, a super zoom Nikon camera as well as other devices which allow me to scan the boats and ships that pass in front of me. These ore ships which are huge, pass by about 4 times a week going down to Gary IN from lake Superior and back. There are surprisingly few people running them. I never see as many as six on deck.
Today’s ships look very similar to the Edmund Fitzgerald. I assume there are ships running today that were built at the same time. My guess is that the cargo shifted inside the Edmund Fitzgerald and caused a structural problem or a list.
Superior is deeper than the other lakes. And so it is rougher. Before the second world war there were many ships that went down in all the great lakes. But afterwards it has become rare. Recreational boaters get caught out in the lake all the time. And the coast guard keeps busy trying to save them.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum’s annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony will be offered as a livestream ceremony on November 10, 2024 at 7:00PM EST.
https://www.youtube.com/live/WMWc3JGyGuM?feature=shared
Me too, having lived in northern MI for much of my life going back to the 70’s can’t really think of anything more frightening than standing on the shoreline as darkness sets in and seeing the curve of the Earth, the ferocious wind blowing snow in your face with waves 20’ high...if this doesn’t scare the hell out of you nothing will. Well, driving over the Mackinaw Bridge in the middle of the night and feel the bridge moving from the high winds when the semis are grounded is up there too LOL.
“Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?”
Been there. Off the coast of Nova Scotia on an ice breaker in an 8 hr storm, out ship being slammed with waves 20+ feet. I remember losing consciousness, knowing I was going to the bottom of the ocean and would never wake up. Of course, I did wake up and had sea sickness the entire trip to the NC coast. I won’t go out in the ocean again.
This song makes me cry. They knew what was coming.
This is a wonderful song.
In honor of the song, this author nailed it before the last election. Although his desired conclusion came four years later. The gales of November are powerful: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/11/the_gales_of_november.html
Never liked this song. It goes on and on and on and the tune in the background is nerve grating. The only worse one is “Poppa Was a Rolling Stone”.
Keep your hatches tight
Having gone through winter sea survial training in Alaska while in the Coast Guard, jumping into 20 degree water in dungrees, this song makes me shiver. We were told while patrolling the Baron Sea that if we fell overboard the ship woud turn around and try to retrive our body. BRRRRR!
We need a “Wreck of the Kamala Harris” version.
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