The Story Behind Gordon Lightfoot’s Famous Edmund Fitzgerald Song

In the bed of the Great Lakes are thousands of ships and crew members.

However, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous and well-remembered sunken ships.

The freighter sank to the floor of Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, taking all 29 crew with it.

One reason this tragedy is so remembered is because the definitive cause of the sinking wasn’t officially determined.

Aside from the fact that the ship sailed into a storm. Another is that it’s the most recent Great Lakes disaster.

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