January 13, 2026

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Articles for tag: Edmund Fitzgerald

Doug Marrin

50th Anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald’s Sinking Commemorated by John U. Bacon’s “The Gales of November”

50th Anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald’s Sinking Commemorated by John U. Bacon’s “The Gales of November”

A three-part series In his forthcoming book The Gales of November, author John U. Bacon explores the unique, often underestimated dangers of the Great Lakes. While many view these inland seas as scenic and benign, Bacon’s work, set against the backdrop of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, presents the Great Lakes as a force of nature as formidable as ...

Doug Marrin

Ernest McSorley: The Last Captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Ernest McSorley: The Last Captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald

As the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking approaches, John U. Bacon’s new book revisits Captain Ernest McSorley and the tragedy that claimed 29 lives. By Doug Marrin On November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior in a powerful storm, taking with it 29 men and cementing its place in Great ...

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