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 Edmund Fitzgerald A Radio Play by Hal Barnes … [Read more...] about Listen To the Radio Play: “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
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 to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. … [Read more...] about Great Lakes Shipping
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 the University of Minnesota that crushes low grade iron ore and processes it. The end product is a round ball, about the size of a marble, that its high grade material. This process saved the mining industry … [Read more...] about What was the SS Fitzgerald’s Freight?