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Listen To the Radio Play: “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
Did you ever wonder what it would feel like to be aboard a ship during a challenging storm? Our radio play “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” puts you in the shoes of a crewman. You’ll hear their actual dialogue and get a sense of the danger they faced. The Last Voyage of the SS…
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Great Lakes Shipping
The Great Lakes shipping route is a major waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to North America’s heartland. It extends from Duluth, Minnesota, on Lake Superior for 2,340 miles…
What was the SS Fitzgerald’s Freight?
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was carrying about 26,000 tons of taconite pellets. Just what exactly is taconite? Taconite is the result of a method that was developed by…