Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the sinking, Bacon’s book promises to be the most comprehensive account yet of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Edmund James Fitzgerald comes from a long line of Edmund Fitzgeralds. His father was named James Edmund Fitzgerald, and his grandfather was Edmund McCarron Fitzgerald.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” This year marks ...

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was released in 1976, less than a year after the ship sank in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot’s song peaked at number two on the Billboard chart that same year.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A life ring from the Edmund Fitzgerald will be auctioned off later this month in Detroit. DuMouchelles announced the life ring, along with a plank from one of the ...

According to the description on Barnes & Noble’s website, Bacon’s narrative is built on “more than 100 interviews with the families, friends, and former crewmates of those lost.” The author “draws on ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” This year marks the ...