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Go jump in the lakes
The Macomb Daily (9/10)
Rosco the Clown and Clarol the Clown embark on Great Lakes adventure to promote water preservation and education. The event document will be brought together into an aquatic educational presentation for school-aged children.
Residents learn about water quality at Port of Rochester
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (9/8)
The 60-foot-tall sailboat "Earth Voyager" brought many people to the port to discuss Great Lakes pollution and drew advocates who fought against using the waterway as a dumping ground.
Photo of local lighthouse makes swell beer coaster
The Grand Rapids Press (9/8)
People visiting the Great Lakes may notice the work of Grand Rapids photographer Steven Huyser-Honig on beer coasters in nearby bars and restaurants.
What's going on in your neighborhood this month? Meet other people and learn together at recreational and educational events! Our new dynamic calendar is updated daily with current educational events.
Could I get some information on what happened to the boat "Edmund Fitzgerald"?
from Joseph of Lowell Scott Middle School in Boise, Idaho, Age 11
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a freighter carrying taconite pellets (low-grade iron ore) from Superior, Wisc. to Detroit, Mich. When caught in a severe storm, the ship's two radar systems failed as did the Whitefish Point beacon light. Captain McSorley of the "FITZ" had indicated he was having difficulty and was taking on water. Overcome by large waves and 90 mph winds, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975, near Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, killing all 29 passengers aboard. In 1995, the bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald was recovered and restored, and now sits in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
For more information on the Edmund Fitzgerald, follow the links below. Gordon Lightfoot also wrote a song in memorial to the men who died in the shipwreck, called "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
References:
The Great Lakes Shipwrecks File: Total Losses of Great Lakes Ships, 1679-1999
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Great Lakes Seaway and Shipping
Restoration of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Bell
Thank you for your question!
Answered on July 17, 2000