https://www.wcmu.org/tags/great-lakes-shipwreck-museum Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:51:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-10/never-forgotten-thousands-gather-to-remember-the-edmund-fitzgerald-crew Two events, a memorial service for the public, and a separate private ceremony for the families of the crew, were held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:51:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-10/never-forgotten-thousands-gather-to-remember-the-edmund-fitzgerald-crew Alvin (AJ) Jones, Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-07/great-lakes-shipwreck-museum-to-mark-50-years-since-the-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking Monday marks 50 years since the tragedy, which saw the Fitzgerald sink to the bottom of Lake Superior with its 29 crew members. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:15:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-07/great-lakes-shipwreck-museum-to-mark-50-years-since-the-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking Alvin (AJ) Jones https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-07/author-sheds-new-light-on-the-sinking-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald In his new book, John U. Bacon says science, weather and the Fitzgerald's cargo can help explain why the ship sank to the bottom of Lake Superior during a treacherous storm in 1975. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-07/author-sheds-new-light-on-the-sinking-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-06/legacy-of-the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-endures-in-song-50-years-on "It's an honor to play his music," musician Mike Fornes said, who's been performing with a Gordon Lightfoot tribute band for years. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-06/legacy-of-the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-endures-in-song-50-years-on David Nicholas https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-04/shipwreck-expert-hopes-edmund-fitzgerald-wreck-can-be-explored-again One of Michigan's top shipwreck experts, Ric Mixter, says even though he explored the wreckage in the early 1990's, many questions remain unanswered. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-04/shipwreck-expert-hopes-edmund-fitzgerald-wreck-can-be-explored-again Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-03/new-documentary-follows-paddle-boarders-journey-across-lake-ontario Three northwest Michigan men, Kwin Morris, Jeff Guy and Joe Lorenz of Stand Up For Great Lakes, have traversed all five Great Lakes on paddle boards. Lake Ontario proved to be the toughest and filmed every trial along the way in the new film: Crossing Ontario. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-03/new-documentary-follows-paddle-boarders-journey-across-lake-ontario Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-11-08/shipwreck-expert-brings-new-insights-on-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking This Sunday marks the 49th anniversary of one of the most infamous shipwrecks in Great Lakes maritime history. There have been many theories about what sank the Edmund Fitzgerald sink in 1975. But through diving, interviews and new research, author and shipwreck enthusiast Ric Mixter says he's been able to gain a better idea of how the ship may have gone down. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:50:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-11-08/shipwreck-expert-brings-new-insights-on-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-09/shipwreck-society-reports-most-significant-discovery-in-five-to-six-years The Great Lakes Shipwreck Society and Museum has reported the discovery of the Atlanta at the bottom of Lake Superior, which sank on May 4, 1891. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:27:40 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-09/shipwreck-society-reports-most-significant-discovery-in-five-to-six-years Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-07-21/divers-chronicle-great-lakes-shipwreck-that-left-32-dead There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes. According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan, there are over 6,000 shipwrecks in the… Fri, 21 Jul 2017 21:54:03 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-07-21/divers-chronicle-great-lakes-shipwreck-that-left-32-dead Elizabeth Miller