Descendants of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s namesake return to Port Huron to honor their roots and help complete the freighter’s final journey.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Dashed by giant waves in Lake Superior, the 729-foot iron ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald went down on Nov. 10, 1975. The sinking killed the whole crew of 29 and made ...

A guitar Gordon Lightfoot used to write "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" sold for $350,000, while other items related to that song went for four- and five-figure prices.

49 years ago, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald embarked on its very last voyage in Lake Superior. What caused it to sink? We still aren't sure.

Sunday, November 10 marks the 49th year since the Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sank during a storm on Lake Superior.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was not only an ore-hauling workhorse with nearly 750 round trips to her credit, she was also the largest freighter on The Great Lakes for 13 of her 17 years.

A relay swim scheduled for next year will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and honor the 29 crew members who lost their lives.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 2025, open water swimmers will have an opportunity to participate in a 17-stage, ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald under way. More than 240 ships have been lost in Lake Superior around the Whitefish Point area — a fraction of the estimated thousands of ...

Forty-eight years ago Friday, hurricane-force winds sunk the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, killing all 29 crew on board.