Writer Michael Schumacher, who is known for his biographies of Francis Ford Coppola and Eric Clapton, has died at the age of ...
The Wisconsin author also produced accounts of the sinking of the cargo ship Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and a 1913 ...
NORTHFIELD-On Nov. 10, 1975, Ellery “Joe” Nielsen and about 30 other crew members of the SS Clarence B. Randall set sail out of Thunder Bay, Ontario, followed closely by other freight barges headed ...
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald likely has become the most widely known shipwreck in North America, thanks to singer Gordon Lightfoot. It was in 1976 when Lightfoot released “The Wreck of the ...
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, Avon Lake resident and musician Jerry Popiel has released a special music video tribute for his officially licensed ...
After months of planning and organizing the 50th Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremonies at Whitefish Point, it all came to an end around 9 p.m. Monday — 50 years and 90 minutes after the Fitzgerald ...
An attendee holds a program at the annual Great Lakes memorial service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald at the Mariners’ Church of Detroit Monday, Nov.
TWO HARBORS (WJON News) -- An estimated 22-hundred people -- the largest number ever -- turned out Monday afternoon at Split Rock Lighthouse on Minnesota's North Shore to mark 50 years since the ...
On Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald set sail on its final voyage. The ship left the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock in Superior, Wisconsin, with over 25,000 tons of iron ore which was to be ...
Detroit — A half-century after it sank into Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members aboard, the fate of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald continues to capture the hearts and imaginations of Michiganians.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting an increase in the flu and flu-related deaths across the state. It was a tense hearing Wednesday night as the public weighed in ...