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35th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald wreck


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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 10, 2010 -> 04:39 PM)
Recent enough that Gordon Lightfoot (then others following like Simon Barr Sinister) wrote and performed a famous folk song about it. I have it on my iTunes.

 

I have it, too. I just figured the event happened in the earlier half of the 20th century, which still would've allowed Gordon Lightfoot to write a song about it.

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QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 10, 2010 -> 04:49 PM)
I have it, too. I just figured the event happened in the earlier half of the 20th century, which still would've allowed Gordon Lightfoot to write a song about it.

I thought the same thing. I have the song on my iTunes as well, but always thought it was an old wreck. I had no idea it was just 35 years ago.

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QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 03:15 PM)
I saw a special on it and I too thought it was in the earlier part of the century. I also thought it happened in January when the weather is really bad.

 

Typically ship traffic on Lake Superior is stopped from Dec-Feb because the lake is frozen. In my experience the gales and wind and storms in November are really scary and terrific. (Although it's been a REALLY mild month thus far.)

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