The Shipwrecks of Monroe County
The Shipwrecks of Monroe County David L. Eby There have been well over 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes which caused an estimated loss of 30,000 mariner’s (sailors) lives. It is believed that there are over 500 wrecks in Lake Superior, most of which are undiscovered. By far the most famous shipwreck in the history of the Great Lakes was the giant freighter Edmund Fitzgerald, which has become truly legendary in large part due to a haunting ballad written and sung by Canadian Gordon Lightfoot. The song is called “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Five hundred years from now they wil...
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