Historical Marker Unveiled at Barkers Island in Honor of Fitzgerald's Sinking

Historical Marker Unveiled at Barkers Island in Honor of Fitzgerald's Sinking

SUPERIOR, WIS. — People from around the Twin Ports gathered at Barker’s Island for the unveiling of the new Wisconsin state historical marker commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking. Through the efforts of the local group, Friends of the Fitz, and the Wisconsin Historical Society’s State Historical Markers Program, Superior has officially installed a historical marker to remember the tragedy and the twenty-nine crew m…

Changes since Edmund Fitzgerald sinking make repeat less likely, not impossible

(WLUK) -- The Edmund Fitzgerald remains the last significant shipwreck to occur on the Great Lakes.It sank in the Canadian waters of Lake Superior in the first