Re: Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 40 Years Ago Today..

by **Floyd Robertson** 2017-06-07, 20:40

Never knew the Fitz was launched in the Rouge.

by **The Pantry** 2017-06-07, 20:59

wow. Me either.

Some interesting stuff at wiki

Edmund Fitzgerald

by Guest 2018-11-09, 22:28

by Guest 2018-11-10, 13:31

12 Doomed Facts About the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald

by **Floyd Robertson** 2019-09-23, 15:45

The Hudson, which went down in 1901, has been located.

118 years after ship sank in Lake Superior gale, searchers locate wreck 825 feet beneath the surface

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by **tGreenWay** 2019-09-23, 16:26

Floyd Robertson wrote:The Hudson, which went down in 1901, has been located.

118 years after ship sank in Lake Superior gale, searchers locate wreck 825 feet beneath the surface

Someone should write a song about that.

by **DWags** 2019-11-09, 23:40

44 years ago it was filling up.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/11/edmund_fitzgeralds_doomed_jour.html?fbclid=IwAR2ZkWfSiY__4SYXJrs7klBptIjC16VTw4OqfOTfvW49RvmuUuk1NCZvCnU

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-11-10, 12:28

Sort of related, I'd never heard of the Great Lakes hurricane of 1913 before. November 9th.

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by **MiamiSpartan** 2020-11-10, 13:48

Floyd Robertson wrote:Sort of related, I'd never heard of the Great Lakes hurricane of 1913 before. November 9th.

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Maximum sustained winds of 70mph isn't a hurricane. Probably a UM fan that called it that. They have a penchant for always exaggerating the level of things from pre-WWI to make it sound better.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-11-03, 14:42

I know it's a week away, but three more Lake Superior shipwrecks from 1883-1901 were recently discovered and cataloged.

3 new shipwrecks identified in Lake Superior; here are their stories

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by **Robert J Sakimano** 2021-11-10, 09:49

46 years ago today.

by **tGreenWay** 2021-11-10, 09:54

The legend lives on.

by **DWags** 2021-11-10, 13:30

From the Chippewa on down

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-11-10, 13:46

I couldn't name 2 other ship wrecks on the great lakes and I am born and bred, lived around the state my whole life... Sooo, are we just remembering the song on this day?

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-11-10, 14:09

AvgMSUJoe wrote:I couldn't name 2 other ship wrecks on the great lakes and I am born and bred, lived around the state my whole life... Sooo, are we just remembering the song on this day?

Probably to an extent, though I think it is the most recent one that had more than just a couple of deaths. And maybe the way that it disappeared so quickly adds to the intrigue.

by AvgMSUJoe 2021-11-10, 14:54

MiamiSpartan wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:I couldn't name 2 other ship wrecks on the great lakes and I am born and bred, lived around the state my whole life... Sooo, are we just remembering the song on this day?

Probably to an extent, though I think it is the most recent one that had more than just a couple of deaths. And maybe the way that it disappeared so quickly adds to the intrigue.

And everyone likes to sing "Gitche Gumee"...

by **tGreenWay** 2021-11-10, 14:57

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
MiamiSpartan wrote:

Probably to an extent, though I think it is the most recent one that had more than just a couple of deaths. And maybe the way that it disappeared so quickly adds to the intrigue.

And everyone likes to sing "Gitche Gumee"...

You’d have to be weird to not like saying that.

by **tGreenWay** 2021-11-10, 15:00

AvgMSUJoe wrote:I couldn't name 2 other ship wrecks on the great lakes and I am born and bred, lived around the state my whole life... Sooo, are we just remembering the song on this day?

This is an excellent book to read if you ever actually discover an interest in other wrecks. It’s a big book and I wouldn’t recommend the paperback edition just because it’s voluminous. Better to get the hard cover or larger paper cover edition. Even better if you download it as an e-book.

Great Lakes: Shipwrecks & Survivals https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802870104/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_TJ2HM36JR658B2AGAV2N

by **Motown Spartan** 2024-11-10, 12:24

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours….

Chills.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2024-11-10, 14:37

Motown Spartan wrote:Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours….

Chills.

I fancy myself an aficionado of great lines, and that is a great line.

by **Motown Spartan** 2024-11-10, 15:05

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Motown Spartan wrote:Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours….

Chills.
I fancy myself an aficionado of great lines, and that is a great line.

The entire verse:

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours? And all the remains are the faces and names of the wives and the sons and the daughters…

by AvgMSUJoe 2024-11-10, 15:33

I reiterate, we celebrate an excellent song this day.

Seems like someone could have used Bannockburn or Kamloops to turn a awesome phrase.

(2 ships at the bottom of Superior)

by **DWags** 2024-11-10, 15:53

Have you ever sat on a shore of Lake superior and November and watch the waves and felt the cold? It really creeps you out in an awesome kind of way. I don’t know how to describe it.

by **Motown Spartan** 2024-11-10, 16:10

DWags wrote:Have you ever sat on a shore of Lake superior and November and watch the waves and felt the cold? It really creeps you out in an awesome kind of way. I don’t know how to describe it.

Crap, thought it was YouTube.

by **Motown Spartan** 2024-11-10, 16:15

Huge Waves at Black Rocks in Marquette

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