DULUTH - There's something about those tall ships. They make every kid yell "cool" and adults click away with cameras with mouths agape. But Dorothy Church of Grand Rapids may have worded it best as ...
Docked among tall ships that were taller and larger, the appeal of the When and If could be found by the weekend's Tall Ships Duluth festival-goers in her authenticity and elegance.The yacht was no ...
Nolan Church joined the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald as a porter late in life — a new career at age 50 after he was laid off from mining-related work in Silver Bay.
The Aerial Lift Bridge Supervisor job puts someone in the position of managing an iconic piece of the city's history, tasked ...
People are gathering at ceremonies around the Great Lakes this weekend to honor the memories of the 29 crew members who died ...
Fifty years ago Monday, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sank in the waters of Lake Superior near Whitefish Point in the ...
When it launched from the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan, in 1958, the Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship in the Great Lakes. For roughly a year, the 729-foot vessel was ...
Fifty years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, the 729-foot lake freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a severe gale in Lake Superior. All 29 crewmembers were lost. It was the largest ship ever to sink in the ...
The Lake Carriers’ Association is releasing their October shipping numbers for iron ore. They say, “Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 35.8 million tons, a decrease of 12.6 percent compared to ...