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6/10/10 - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Deceivingly beautiful Lake Superior's unrelenting fury has earned the reputation of being the most treacherous of the Great Lakes. Throughout the museum complex you see maritime legends come to life. Artifacts and exhibits tell stories of sailors and ships who braved the waters of Superior and those who were lost to its menacing waves.
Of the 6000 ships lost on the Great Lakes, the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most famous and mysterious. The Fitzgerald lies twisted and broken just 17-miles from Whitefish Point, at a depth of 535 feet.
In the summer of 1995 the ship's bell was raised to honor the 29 men lost on November 10, 1975. It also serves as a reminder of the 30,000 men, women and children lost to shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
Diving gear that was used in the recovery of the Edmund Fitzgerald bell.
Of the 6000 ships lost on the Great Lakes, the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most famous and mysterious. The Fitzgerald lies twisted and broken just 17-miles from Whitefish Point, at a depth of 535 feet.
In the summer of 1995 the ship's bell was raised to honor the 29 men lost on November 10, 1975. It also serves as a reminder of the 30,000 men, women and children lost to shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
Diving gear that was used in the recovery of the Edmund Fitzgerald bell.
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