“Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by John U. Bacon strikes a chord with many of us. The stories of crews and ships lost on the Great Lakes are a large part of our history.

In the 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing her crew of 29, many advances in weather and technology have made bulk carrier shipping safer. Improvements include more real ...

On November 11, 1940, the Great Lakes were hit by a brutal storm that escalated faster than anyone expected. Hurricane-force winds and towering waves turned routine trips into chaos, trapping crews in ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was among Great Lakes disasters attributed to "the gales of November," as singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot later described them. November ...

Floodwaters along Black Lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan are pushing massive sheets of ice directly into homes — and the videos are stunning. Residents along Black Lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping ...