49 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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(ABC 6 News) — This week marks 49 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and the 29 men who lost their lives are being remembered.
The beacon lit up Sunday night at the Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors to honor them. Each crew member’s name was read to the tolling of a ship’s bell.
The Fitzgerald left Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975, heading towards Detroit, but the next day, a storm hit, sinking the ship.
Organizers say this event serves as a time to reflect on the memory of all lives lost on the Great Lakes.