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Edmund Fitzgerald 50th Anniversary

On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, transporting a full cargo of taconite ore pellets from Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit, Michigan, sank in the stormy waters of Lake Superior. The sinking of "The Fitz" claimed the lives of all 29 crewmembers aboard and remains the largest shipwreck in Great Lakes history. Memorial events for the 50th anniversary are planned in several Great Lakes States and Canada, including a memorial at Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, MN.

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  • Mighty Fitz

    the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    Schumacher, Michael, 1950-
    Book, 2005New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck, 2005. — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a remarkable pop artifact — a wordy six-minute ballad with no chorus and a deep devotion to the facts of what really happened on Nov. 10, 1975. Despite — or, more likely, because of — these qualities, the song…
    Music CD, 2019[Orange, CA] : Real Gone Music, [2019] — Adult Music CD
  • The View From Split Rock

    a Lighthouse Keeper's Life

    Radzak, Lee
    A crowd of about 2,000 people is expected when Split Rock Lighthouse and the Minnesota Historical Society host a memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10. (mpr.org)
    Book, 2021St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2021] — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • Children's Nonfiction Book
    Book, 2003Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2003. — Children's Nonfiction Book
  • Gichigami Hearts

    Stories and Histories From Misaabekong

    Grover, Linda LeGarde
    Gichigami is an Ojibwe word meaning "great lake" or "great sea" and is the name for Lake Superior.
    Book, 2021Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2021] — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • Too Much Sea for Their Decks

    Shipwrecks of Minnesota's North Shore and Isle Royale

    Schumacher, Michael, 1950-
    Book, 2023Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2023] — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • Iron and Water

    My Life Protecting Minnesota's Environment

    Merritt, Grant J., 1934-
    Book, 2018Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018] — Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography)
  • Gales of November

    [songs From the Acclaimed Musical Drama, Ten November

    Peltoniemi, Eric
    Gales of November features music from the musical "Ten November," about the fate of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
    Music CD, 2005Minneapolis : Sleeper Records, p2005. — Adult Music CD
  • Taconite Dreams

    the Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota's Iron Range, 1915-2000

    Manuel, Jeffrey T., 1978-
    Book, 2015Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015] — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • Impermanence

    Life and Loss on Superior's South Shore

    Leaf, Sue, 1953-
    Book, 2023Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2023] — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • Children's Nonfiction Book
    Book, 2015New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2015. — Children's Nonfiction Book
  • B Is for Beacon

    a Great Lakes Lighthouse Alphabet

    Wilbur, Helen L., 1948-
    Children's Nonfiction Book
    Book, 2016Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2016] — Children's Nonfiction Book
  • The Living Great Lakes

    Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas

    Dennis, Jerry, 1954-
    Book, 2003New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, c2003. — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • So Terrible a Storm

    a Tale of Fury on Lake Superior

    Brown, Curt, 1960-
    Book, 2008Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, c2008. — Adult Nonfiction Book
  • Easy Picture Book. A tiny chipmunk named Oskar accidentally stows away on an enormous Great Lakes freighter. Can he find his way back home?
    Book, 2024St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2024] — Easy Picture Book
  • DVD, 2024[Babson Park, Massachusetts] : 50 Eggs, Inc, [2024] — Adult DVD
  • Children's Nonfiction Book
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Pogo Books, published by Jump!, [2024] — Children's Nonfiction Book