Bells for the Edmund Fitzgerald victims to be livestreamed

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(Detroit Free Press) The 48th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald ship sinking will be memorialized next Friday at the Michigan Maritime Museum at 7 p.m.

In 1975, the largest ship sailing the Great Lakes took a tragic turn when the Fitz sank into deep water on Lake Superior during a storm. The Nov. 10 shipwreck is known to be the largest sinking on the lake and claimed the lives of the entire 29 male crew members, a news release from the museum said.

The sinking was immortalized in song by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot, who died on May 1.

In partnership with Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, the Michigan Maritime Museum will be livestreaming the ceremony from Whitefish Point in the R.B. Annis Gallery. The event, which is free to the public, will include a traditional ringing of the bell 30 times and a guest speaker. A display of special collections from the museum will also be on display and a curatorial specialist, Eric Harmsen will be on-site to answer any questions about the materials. ..............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/11/03/edmund-fitzgerald-memorial-bell-ringing-to-be-livestreamed/71426763007/

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1. Jeez. Let them rest in peace.

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2. I think this every year on 9/11.

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3. Amen!