MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the ...

Maritime historian and author Frederick Stonehouse held a presentation on the Edmund Fitzgerald at Michigan Tech’s Memorial ...

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 cook fell ill and was tied to the mast of the sinking ship. But when the crew abandoned the ship, they left Lydia Dale ...

The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald ship continues to live on in the minds of the Great Lakes shipping community fifty years after it disappeared in the icy waters of Lake Superior.

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes ...

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 ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald still hits close to home in Wisconsin. Half a century later, the legacy lives on through memorials, museum exhibits, ...

Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which is now designated a protected grave site. That leaves many questions unanswered.

They're known as the gales of November, and they conjure images of hurricane-force winds, towering waves, ice-cold temperatures, and bobbing ships. Also known as the "witches" of November, they occur ...