The boat, officially named the Edmund Glizzgerald, was originally built in California in 1975 as a promotional item.

Discover the hidden dangers of the Great Lakes in John U. Bacon’s The Gales of November, a gripping new book on the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster.

Highland sailor Bob Baxter has seen things you couldn't believe: the Northern Lights, St. Elmo's Fire, the Gales of November that sunk the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the boundless expanses of the ...

How did the Edmund Fitzgerald—a massive freighter—vanish without a distress call? From rogue waves to structural failure, we break down 6 leading theories behind the ship’s sudden and tragic ...

The one that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald had sustained winds of 67 mph, gusts of up to 86 mph and waves reported up to 35 feet, according to another vessel in the area that survived the storm.

The one that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald had sustained winds of 67 mph, gusts of up to 86 mph and waves reported up to 35 feet, according to another vessel in the area that survived the storm.

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a new book coming out this fall will explore the full story of the ship's disaster.

On Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared from radar and slipped into the icy depths of Lake Superior — and legend. These Erieites remember it.

What's the most famous November shipwreck? The 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, taking with it its 29-member crew, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.

Among the most famous wrecks is the Edmund Fitzgerald, which went down in a fierce November gale on Lake Superior in 1975. But nine years earlier, the Daniel J. Morrell sank on Lake Huron on Nov ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 marked a major turning point in the shipping industry.