It's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank among huge waves on Lake Superior, and its legend is just as gripping as ever.

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, immortalized by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, wrecked in Lake Superior 50 years ...

But long before that tragedy, talk of the Mighty Fitz had centered around a ship that was known as an engineering marvel. She ...

Before it met its demise 50 years ago, the ore freighter commissioned by Northwestern Mutual was the rock star of Great Lakes ...

From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that ...

With the weather forecasting capabilities of today, the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald may not have even embarked from port.

Retelling shipwreck stories help keep the memories of their victims alive. How the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS Carl D. Bradley ...

The Edmund Fitzgerald, a well-known freighter sailing on the Great Lakes, sank in 1975, becoming the most well-known ship ...

Sans Gordon Lightfoot and his song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," the Mighty Fitz would likely have disappeared from ...

Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library is home to a collection of artifacts and files from a plethora of ships, including ...