The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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tags: Gordon Lightfoot, shipwreck, tragedy, true story, gales of November, folk song

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The Edmund Fitzgerald was a freighter serving the Great Lakes. On November 10, 1975, she sank after getting caught in a storm on Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members with her. Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot released this song depicting the event a year later.

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A while ago a Milwaukee disc jockey announced that a shipment of Tickle Me Elmos was coming into port on the Edmund Fitzgerald. Hundreds of people showed up.

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"Fellas, it's been good to know ya"

I love that line. it always sends a shiver down my spine.

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