Revisiting the 1975 storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago

Powerful storms, intense winds, arctic air and even bursts of warmth all play a role in creating the tumbler of weather the region experiences. The gales of November would go down as another annual weather phenomenon if it weren't for the ship and crew we remember every year on the 10th of November. The Edmund Fitzgerald is a legend on the lakes, the Queen of the Lakes at the time, and the largest freighter to ever go down.