"Security security security, WJ9721 the Str. Edmund Fitzgerald will be departing Burlington Northern, dock number 1, outbound for Superior harbor for the lake. WJ9721, the Fitzgerald."
And in 24 hrs the mystery of her loss would begin. And continues to this day. We know more about the Titanic than the Fitzgerald
40 Years ago Today
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Re: 40 Years ago Today
I remember this well. I was 9 at the time, and lived close to the eastern shores of Superior. It was all the talk of the region for many months afterwards. We went down to the lake a couple days after the Fitz was lost, and the waves were still huge. We were well out of danger, but seeing those walls of water crash in, after the storm had passed, was a sobering reminder of the lake's power.
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Re: 40 Years ago Today
If I remember right it's the largest ship ever sunk in North America.
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Re: 40 Years ago Today
now i have that song in my head
which is not a bad thing
which is not a bad thing
The strong do what they want, the weak do what they must
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