MLive

Freighter speeding through fog caused 1905 collision, sinking of 414-foot steamer on Lake Huron

PRESQUE ISLE, MI – Thick fog hung over Lake Huron on June 18, 1905. The 414-foot steamer Etruria was sailing northbound. The 545-foot freighter Amaza Stone was speeding southbound. The two ships ...

Great Lakes’ deadly history: Edmund Fitzgerald was last major wreck, but far from the only one

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.
Smithsonian Magazine

Nobody Knows What Sank the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald.’ But Its Doomed Final Voyage Will Always Be America’s Defining Shipwreck

Fifty years after the freighter disappeared into the depths of Lake Superior, the mystery of its demise—and the mournful ...

'Curse of 11th month' has claimed hundreds in Great Lakes shipwrecks. See the list

One huge November storm sank 18 ships and drowned more than 250 sailors on the lakes 62 years before the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior.
Milwaukee Magazine

Edmund Fitzgerald’s Dream: The Milwaukee Connection to the Great Lakes’ Most Legendary Shipwreck

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

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so ...

Lake Huron's Mackinac Island has million-dollar views. Here's how you could own your own

Michigan's Mackinac Island offers million-dollar Great Lake views — as well as homes that are priced at more than $1 million.

This northern Michigan town features Soo Locks. 5 things to do in Sault Ste. Marie

The city is home to the Soo Locks, a significant Great Lakes shipping hub on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and ...

A ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November included

Friends and family members gathered at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to ring the bell and remember those who died 50 years ago.