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On this episode of Our American Stories, on November 10, 1975, the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald vanished beneath the stormy waters of Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members with her. The tragedy became one of the most famous Great Lakes shipwrecks, inspiring Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Historian Ric Mixter — a shipwreck diver and documentarian who has actually seen the wreck on the lake bottom — shares the story of the freighter’s final hours and why the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most legendary shipwreck in American maritime history.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, on November 10, 1975, the freighter&nbsp;Edmund Fitzgerald&nbsp;vanished beneath the stormy waters of Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members with her. The tragedy became one of the most famous Great Lakes shipwrecks, inspiring Gordon Lightfoot&rsquo;s haunting ballad The Wreck of the&nbsp;Edmund Fitzgerald. Historian Ric Mixter &mdash; a shipwreck diver and documentarian who has actually seen the wreck on the lake bottom &mdash; shares the story of the freighter&rsquo;s final hours and why the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most legendary shipwreck in American maritime history.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

We're Holding Our Own: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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