SS Edmund Fitzgerald
The Great Lakes have claimed thousands of ships since European explorers began navigating the waters in the 1600s, but few have captured the public’s imagination as has the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank on Nov. 10, 1975, in Lake Superior. In fact, In all five Great Lakes, there are over 6,000 shipwrecks with over 30,000 lives having been lost.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald - "Big Fitz"
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 10th, 1975, The Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald, sank in Lake Superior, during a terrible storm, killing all 29 men aboard the ship.
One year after the shipwreck, singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, released a song entitled, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." The terrible accident was blamed on "The Witch of November," when the seasons shift towards winter, it creates hazardous conditions for anyone traveling the seas of The Great Lakes.
Gordon Lightfoots 1976 Hit, included verse that said: At 7 pm, a main hatchway caved in. He said, "fellas, it's been good to know ya."
Gordon Lightfoot changed the lyrics after a Canadian documentary claimed to prove that it wasn't the hatchway's that caused the problem. It was supposedly a huge, powerful wave that caused the wreck. Gordon since has changed the lyrics in his live performances to: "At 7 pm it grew dark, it was then he said, "Fellas, it's been to know ya."
One year after the shipwreck, singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, released a song entitled, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." The terrible accident was blamed on "The Witch of November," when the seasons shift towards winter, it creates hazardous conditions for anyone traveling the seas of The Great Lakes.
Gordon Lightfoots 1976 Hit, included verse that said: At 7 pm, a main hatchway caved in. He said, "fellas, it's been good to know ya."
Gordon Lightfoot changed the lyrics after a Canadian documentary claimed to prove that it wasn't the hatchway's that caused the problem. It was supposedly a huge, powerful wave that caused the wreck. Gordon since has changed the lyrics in his live performances to: "At 7 pm it grew dark, it was then he said, "Fellas, it's been to know ya."
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