One of the greatest ships to sail the Great Lakes was the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Edmund Fitzgerald had sailed for many years until it sank in 1975. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built in 1958; it was 729 feet long and weighed 13,632 tons (Stonehouse 13). This was the largest ship to sail the Great Lakes until 1971(Stonehouse 13). The Edmund Fitzgerald had a sister ship called the Arthur B. Homer, which was the second biggest ship on the great lakes (Stonehouse 13). …showed first 75 words of 855 total…

…showed last 75 words of 855 total…S. Marine Reports). It was also believed that there might have even been a grounding (U.S. Marine Reports). The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald has been an important part of Michigan’s history. There is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot about the sinking of the ship, Which is called “the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. There is also a play written by Shelley Russell named “Holdin’ our own: the Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald.”