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Insights Into Our Past: Edmund’s Fitzgerald

October 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm 3:00 pm

On November 10, 1975, the Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a fierce storm, claiming the lives of all 29 crew members. Nearly 50 years later, the tragedy still resonates as one of the most haunting maritime disasters in Canadian and American history. Join us as we explore the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, its construction, final voyage, theories surrounding its sinking, and the lasting legacy it left on Great Lakes shipping and lore.

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Welland Museum

905-732-2215

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