The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

On November 10, 1975, exactly 40 years ago today, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, the largest Great Lakes freighter at the time of its launch and the largest to ever sink in the Great Lakes. The infamous disaster was made even more famous when Gordon Lightfoot wrote, composed, and recorded The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald to commemorate the lives of the 29 sailors who died on the big lake they call Gitche Gumee. I remember learning the song as a young boy and seeing various artifacts on display as my family visited the Upper Pennisula. I bet most Michiganders can sing the first verse, and few can listen to the song without getting a chill or two.