Edmund Fitzgerald: Quick Facts

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Nov. 14, 2026

News •

Arthur Anderson trailed Fitzgerald into fateful storm. Where is it now? • Nov. 10, 2026, 10:42 AM ET (Detroit Free Press)

The Local: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald • Nov. 9, 2026, 3:09 PM ET (New York Times)

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a large cargo ship, moves through the water with its name visible on the bow.

Map of Lake Superior showing the route of the Edmund Fitzgerald ship from Duluth, Minnesota, across the lake past Isle Royale and Caribou Island, ending at the marked wreck site near Whitefish Bay off Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The map includes surrounding states and provinces, key islands, and highlights the location of the shipwreck.

Edmund Fitzgerald with his namesake freighter

Rear Admiral Winford Barrow in uniform and Captain Roger Jacobsen in a trench coat examine life jackets and debris from the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck laid out on the ground.

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an empty Great Lakes freighter, travels upriver with industrial buildings visible along the shoreline in the background.

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