As the Edmund Fitzgerald battled Lake Superior's fury, John Lufkins was fighting to save his family from the same violent ...
Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck, which is now designated a protected grave site. That leaves ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald had made the journey over 50 times that year and its final voyage started out like any other journey.
Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body. Here are their stories.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated ...
Larry Orr found it on the Lake Superior shore after the Fitzgerald sank during an incredible storm in November 1975. All 29 ...
It was a calm and clear afternoon when the Edmund Fitzgerald left port in Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975. The enormous ship carried more than 26,000 tons of iron ore in the form of taconite ...
David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy. His first assignment: To board the Edmund Fitzgerald. One sailor’s story ...
Also, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. By Whet Moser Thousands of people began the long walk from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip on Friday after the ...
We’re covering the release of hostages in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners. We’re also covering President Trump’s visit to Israel. By Jodi Rudoren I am the former Jerusalem bureau chief. They’re free ...