Wisconsin Public Radio - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

"We're Holding Our Own"
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald,
carrying over 26,000 tons of iron ore bound for Detroit,
sank in gale force winds on Lake Superior
with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men.

Wisconsin Public Radio commemorates the 34th anniversary
of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitgerald on Lake Superior.

In 1995, on the 20th Anniversary of that event, WPR news Reporter Mike Simonson produced a two-part audio documentary and a short news feature. For his work, Simonson won a Northwest Broadcast News Association first place award in the large market documentary category.

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WPR News Feature - 5:31
"We're Holding Our Own" Part #1 - 1:18:23
"We're Holding Our Own" Part #2 - 1:19:37

Photo of the Split Rock Lighthouse - Used with permission by Lee Radzak of the Minnesota Historical Society.

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"We're Holding Our Own" Part #1 (55MB)

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(78:23)

"We're Holding Our Own" Part #2 (56MB)

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(79:37)

(Photo left) Every year on November 10th, the navigational beacon, decommissioned in 1969, is lit in memory of the 29 men lost aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald and all the other vessels lost on the Great Lakes.

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