49th anniversary. This is done with respect to the crew members and their families.
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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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
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
We need a “Wreck of the Kamala Harris” version.
Great song/poem.
Spent a lot of time on RV Pt. Lobos on Monterey Bay. The boat was 110 ft. long; not much more than the beam of the Edmund Fitzgerald. West winds have a very long fetch and conditions are a lot like open ocean. The Lobos started life as a mud boat on the Louisiana Gulf Coast and had a round bottom and virtually no keel. It was nicknamed the Pt. Puke. Witnessing 45 deg roll waiting for condition ‘turtle’ was scary. Alan Alda videoed a science show (his crew did). He was given the title of sickest ever on the boat based on rail time.
I cannot imagine how the crew of the Fitzgerald felt.
Thank you. I love this song.
Thanks for sharing... I listen to this song on repeat every 11/10 ;-)
That album reminds me of my dad growing up. He played this album over and over.
Google Mischke Fitzgerald for the best radio interview ever!
Only 3:31 and real, NOT a parody.
Bump and thanks for the thread!