Those Great Lakes ore carriers sure are odd looking vessels.
Canadian flag on the bow, American flag at stern, the Edmund Fitzgerald was a frequent site on the Great Lakes during its almost two decades of service before it sank with the loss of all 29 crew members.
Edmund Fitzgerald 25 Years of Speculation, Fascination and Grieving by Hugh E. Bishop
“THE LEGEND LIVES FROM THE CHIPPEWA DOWN OF THE BIG LAKE THEY CALL GICHE GUMMEE.”
“SUPERIOR THEY SAID NEVER GIVES UP HER DEAD WHEN THE GALES OF NOVEMBER COME EARLY.”
“DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE LOVE OF GOD GOES WHEN THE WAVES TURN THE MINUTES TO HOURS?”
“AND ALL THAT REMAINS IS THE FACES AND THE NAMES OF THE WIVES, AND THE SONS AND THE DAUGHTERS.”
“IN A MUSTY OLD HALL IN DETROIT THEY PRAYED, IN THE MARITIME SALIORS CATHEDRAL.”
“THE CHURCH BELL CHIMED TIL IT RANG 29 TIMES FOR EACH MAN ON THE EDMUND FITZGERALD..
Great Song, one of the best ever written performed. You really feel you are part of the song.
To the families and freiends of the crew...You are remembered this day. God Bless you all.