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Edmund Fitzgerald legend endures twenty five years after wreck
In Traverse City Michigan relatives of the 29 mariners mourn and observances are planned as the Edmund Fitzgerald remains a maritime icon. Families like Pam Johnson attend ceremonies at Whitefish Point while others plan pilgrimages to the site. The ship sank on November 10 1975 after storm driven waves and possible hull failure.
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Traverse City
Mich
Pam Johnson
Gordon Lightfoot
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Superior
Johnson
Chapman
Kan
Fitzgerald
Great Lakes
Tom Farnquist
The
Toledo
Ohio
John O’brien
Eugene O’brien
Whitefish Point
O’brien
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Superior
Wis
Detroit
Ernest McSorley
Arthur M. Anderson
Anderson
Whitefish Bay
Coast Guard
Caribou Island
Mount Morris
Fred Shannon
Shannon
Northern Michigan University
Cheryl Rozman
Gwinn
Ransom Candy