GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald was immortalized, so too was the ship’s namesake. Edmund Fitzgerald was a businessman in the Wisconsin area: the president of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — As the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald approaches, Toledo is reflecting on the role its waterfront workforce has played in shaping Great Lakes shipping. Ships ...

ALPENA, MI – Advanced navigational equipment didn’t prevent this ocean-going freighter from colliding with another ship and sinking into Lake Huron in 1959. Liberian-registered Monrovia sank on June ...

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, during a severe storm with 80-mph winds. All 29 crew members aboard the massive ore carrier perished in the disaster. Many Great Lakes ...

News 8 is producing a series of stories that will be published in the days leading up to Nov. 10, the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It will culminate with a WOOD TV+ special ...