The SS Edmund Fitzgerald vanished in one of Lake Superior’s worst storms, later found broken in two on the lakebed. This video examines her design limits, cargo loading, weather conditions, and the ...

Jerry Popiel, a Coast Guard member and Cleveland musician, wrote a song about the “Marine Electric” disaster that killed 31 people. The ship had inspired another songwriter to write a song, but he ...

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The Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a violent November storm on Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members with her. Despite ...

Discover the 2026 Timeless Tales Speaker Series at Wade House, featuring authors on the Edmund Fitzgerald, Wisconsin heroes and small‑town road trips ...

I am reporting from Detroit, where a rare piece of Great Lakes maritime history is back in the spotlight. On December 19, the city hosted an auction of a life ring and a wooden plank believed to be ...

Madison, Wis. — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great ...

Michael Schumacher, the Wisconsin author known for his diverse literary output, from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has ...

MADISON, Wis. — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great ...

Answer: This got flubbed on a recent "Jeopardy! episode. Question: What is the home state of the Whitefish Bay mentioned in a lyric of "The Wreck of the Edmund ...