Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later

Monday s Glean explores the tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald and stories about the ship from across Minnesota Monday marks years since the sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of all men aboard a harrowing story a multitude of Midwesterners know well The Fitzgerald s final voyage began Nov in Superior Wisconsin the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum writes on their website In response to a growing storm the ship s captains agreed to take the northerly lesson across Lake Superior where they would be protected by highlands on the Canadian shore On April the U S Coast Guard disclosed its official description of Subject S S Edmund Fitzgerald official number sinking in Lake Superior on November with loss of life ' Here s MinnPost s compilation of how Minnesotans are commemorating the ship s still mysterious sinking and techniques you can learn more about its story There s record attendance expected for the memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse MPR News reports The Minnesota Historical Society announced that it has sold in-person tickets for the Nov beacon-lighting and commemoration ceremony The late-afternoon event includes a reading of the names of the lost crew as a bell rings times After that the bell is rung once more to remember all lost mariners As daylight fades the beacon of the lighthouse is illuminated shining out over the dark and frigid waters of the lake Tickets for this event are sold out SC Times says but you can still watch it live online on the Minnesota Historical Society s website and its YouTube channel and on the Split Rock Lighthouse s Facebook page Other events across the Midwest will also be honoring the tragedy The Minnesota Star Tribune has a list of memorials across the Lake Superior region What was it like to dive to see the Fitzgerald That s the question Pine Journal explores in this story Terrence Tysall is one of two people known to have scuba dived to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald something now forbidden by law What happened in the aftermath of the wreck The fourth episode of Duluth News Tribune s Edmund Fitzgerald Years Below podcast looks into just that On Nov TV anchor Dennis Anderson was preparing for the p m news John Crowley was at a Duluth bar with certain Coast Guard shipmates Their lives were about to change forever The post Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald years later appeared first on MinnPost