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The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died Monday at 84, has drawn generations of listeners to Lake Superior with his song recounting "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
The beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore will be lit Wednesday night to honor Gordon Lightfoot, the singer who wrote “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” who died Monday at the age of 84.
When the University of Minnesota Duluth stopped running the regional book awards, a nonprofit group picked up the torch. This year's winners, representing books published over the past two years, were scheduled to be announced on Tuesday.
Lee and Jane Radzak of Willmar lived for 36 years at the Split Rock Lighthouse Historical Site while Lee worked as the site's manager. Once he retired, Lee wrote a book about the family's experiences living at the lighthouse.