Divers tell of decades-ago visits to Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck

Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body.

These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories

Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body.
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A wreck apart: 50 years later, the Edmund Fitzgerald legend endures

A half century after the Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, the ship has become more than a wreck. It’s a grave and a legend ...

'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'

Gordon Lightfoot and his band recorded the "little ditty" in a Toronto studio in December 1975, just weeks after the shipwreck that took 29 lives.

50 years after sinking, the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald still has stories to tell

Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which is now designated a protected ...

Relic from the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is returned, plus $600,000 from Michigan

The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, just weeks after it ...
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Into the deep: One man’s descent to the Edmund Fitzgerald

In 1994, Ric Mixter spent nearly two hours on the bottom of Lake Superior. His dive revealed torn steel, spilled ore and ...
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The mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Finding the Fitz

When the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, it was up to the crew of the Arthur M. Anderson to go search for survivors. Then, it was up ...
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UP native shares 30 year maritime history career on Edmund Fitzgerald wreck anniversary

Eventually, he covered a maritime disaster that has fueled his fascination with shipwrecks.  "I'm working in Saginaw and a ...

All That Remains: Theories about the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking

To understand what sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, it’s important to break the sinking down into its components: the slow loss of ...

50 years later, the mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald still haunts the children of its lost crew

Nolan Church joined the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald as a porter late in life — a new career at age 50 after he was laid off from mining-related work in Silver Bay.