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[Dives of Wisconsin @DivesOfWI]

If you will be out at a bar in Wisconsin today, it is incredibly likely that you will stumble into a remembrance event for the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Remember that the wreck is not ancient history, and there are widows, children, and friends of the 29 sailors who are still alive and living in our communities.

Use the weekend as an excuse to remember the fallen, learn about the history of Wisconsin/Great Lakes Maritime Commerce, but do not use it as a reason to party.

That’s my two cents. Let me know if I’m way off.

[Chris Vickers @ChrisWTOL]

EDMUND FITZGERALD | November 10th, 1975 at 2:00 am. Captain McSorley of the Fitzgerald received a weather bulletin that conditions were deteroriating fast.

A more severe STORM WARNING was issued by the National Weather Service for winds on Lake Superior expected to top 55 knots.

[Visit Sault Ste. Marie @VisitTheSault]

The Witch of November is stirring again, and with her comes remembrance.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will hold a public remembrance for the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald at Whitefish Point on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 2 p.m. 

More info here: https://t.co/PKA8l114XL

[duluth’s famous kaylee @kayleefabulous]

Capped off the weekend at the bar that some of the Fitz crew members stopped at before the final trip. Somber and cool, will likely make this a yearly thing.

[will defries @willdefries]

November 10, 1975 — 50 years ago today, The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior with 29 crew members aboard during a storm. Today we honor their memory.

"The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore, twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early."

[The G.L.O.A.T. @LakeSuperior]

On this eve of fifty Novembers
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.

My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.

I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.

My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.

[Jan Koprek @JanKoprek]

November 10, 1975: The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

A tribute to those who were lost. May their memories be a blessing. https://t.co/65Ptb5AAU5

https://t.co/ckE0ED5nzW

#todayinhistory #edmundfitzgerald #wreck #RIP #otd #lakesuperior #seamen #lostatsea

[William “Bill” McCann @willbillmccann]

@B1g_B4d_J0hn_69 Amen to that brother. I will be drinking 30 beers today in honor of the 29 men that lost their lives on this tragic day as well as the beautiful ship herself. #edmundfitzgerald

[Hoyle, Joseph E. @JEHoyle1971]

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will hold an outdoor public remembrance service for the 50th Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial at Whitefish Point November 10th, 2025, 2:00 PM

#EdmundFitzgerald #Ship #Memorial #Monument #AmericanHistory #Shipwreck

https://t.co/1QdpAKYUNt

[J.D. Kunes @jdkunes]

50 years ago today…the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. All 29 crew were lost.
#EdmundFitzgerald

[Jimmy Jacobs @Ohioresident124]

Very fitting that the first snow is taking place tn. The gales of November man #edmundfitzgerald

[Brian Griffiths @BrianGriffiths]

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on this day fifty years ago, November 10, 1975

#EdmundFitzgerald #history #LakeMichigan #GreatLakes

[🦔Hegedus!!🥳 @Hegedusinthe216]

Rest easy, men, you are still celebrated & remembered…
In honor & memory of the 29 men lost 50 years ago today on 11/10/1975… “Pride of the American Side”
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#EdmundFitzgerald
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[Cill Chainnigh @KilkennyTek]

50 years ago today: “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” #EdmundFitzgerald

[Maritime Horrors @MaritimeHorrors]

#OnThisDay #EdmundFitzgerald as she was crossing the lakes would spot ahead of her, departing Two Harbors, Minnesota, the Arthur M. Anderson.

The Arthur M. was built in Lorain, Ohio in 1952, a few years before the Fitz. She was built for US Steel and was originally smaller than the Fitz. But the year the Fitz sank she was lengthened by 120' to a total of 767', making her over 30' longer than the Fitz. The Anderson still runs to this day, but as of writing, she is in longer term lay up in Toledo OH.

She was departing Two Harbors, Minnesota. Located there are the CN Ore docks that see numerous ships in and out every week. When the Arthur M visited, it would have looked very similar to Superior with their numerous gravity chutes. Today, again, like Superior, they have replaced the system with shuttles.

[Maritime Horrors @MaritimeHorrors]

#OnThisDay #EdmundFitzgerald called in a weather report being around 20 miles south of Isle Royale Michigan on Lake Superior. The winds at the time were reported to be around 50 knots, significant wave height was 10 feet. Isle Royale has been used as a weather break by lake ships for hundreds of years. The nearly 46 mile long island is the largest island on Lake Superior and the third largest island in the contiguous US. The island was made a national park in 1940.

The island itself is surrounded a couple dozen shipwrecks, but the channel North of the island between itself and Thunder Bay Ontario is often a safe route during bad weather.

Sporting tons of breathtaking natural views and a large wolf and moose population. Isle Royale is an amazing location for anyone fond of the outdoors. But expect it to be roughing it. The island is dotted with campgrounds but only has one "hotel" and a simple general store. Vacationers can either take one of the three ferry services to the island, or flights.

[Jason Mashak @jasonmashak]

Fifty years ago, we lost the Edmund Fitzgerald – on 10th of November 1975. It was honored in song by Gordon Lightfoot in 1976.

This tragedy affected everyone living around the Great Lakes at the time, possibly on a scale similar to how New Yorkers were affected by 9/11.

As a kid, I learned that sadness wasn’t just individual or limited to families, but could affect everyone I knew. I think about this often when seeing news of earthquake fatalities or people being bombed.

RIP to the crew, and peace to their families and friends.

[Jordan Powell @Smuphy]

Turnpike covered “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” last night just a few days before the 50th anniversary of the disaster.

[Great Lakes Brewing Co. @GLBC_Cleveland]

Fifty years later, the legend lives on.

We’re honoring the lost crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald and sharing the story behind our porter that bears its name. This photo, taken a few years ago, shows an older bottle of Edmund Fitzgerald at Whitefish Point, just 17 miles from the site of the tragedy.

Read the full tribute on our blog: https://t.co/Ojai2l2tIv

[Visit Sault Ste. Marie @VisitTheSault]

Starting tonight at 1 AM, we’ll be sharing the real radio transmissions from the night the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lost on Lake Superior, 50 years ago.

These posts will follow the timeline as it happened, from the first reports of rough seas to the ship’s final transmission.

We share them in remembrance of the 29 men who were lost, and in respect for all who work the Great Lakes.

Transmissions from: https://t.co/cE4Ednwct7