The Fitz @ 50 -- A Historian's Reflection
Season 2025 Episode 30 | 28m 45s
Explore the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy at 50: historians reflect on the Great Lakes shipwreck.
Fifty years ago, a massive freighter loaded with iron ore vanished into the depths of Lake Superior, along with 29 men on board the Edmund Fitzgerald. The largest ship ever to go down in the Great Lakes created a legend that endures to this day. Great Lakes maritime authors Frederick Stonehouse and Ric Mixter share their thoughts about the 50th anniversary of an American tragedy. (2530)
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The Fitz @ 50 -- A Historian's Reflection
Season 2025 Episode 30 | 28m 45s
Fifty years ago, a massive freighter loaded with iron ore vanished into the depths of Lake Superior, along with 29 men on board the Edmund Fitzgerald. The largest ship ever to go down in the Great Lakes created a legend that endures to this day. Great Lakes maritime authors Frederick Stonehouse and Ric Mixter share their thoughts about the 50th anniversary of an American tragedy. (2530)
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