The Last Voyage, the Last Goodbyes The 729' S/S Edmund Fitzgerald is outbound from Burlington Northern Dock #1 in Superior, WI with a destination of Great Lakes Steel Co. on Zug Island in the Detroit River, a destination it will never reach. Within 36 hours, the Oglebay Norton vessel will be fighting for it's life against the 35' waves of Lake Superior, a struggle it and it's crew of 29 men will lose. 1st IN A SERIES: A Tribute to November 9-10, 1975. See also The Survivor. |
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