Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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When the Edmund Fitzgerald was christened and launched in June, 1958, she was the largest vessel sailing the lakes. For 17 years, she hauled taconite from mines in Minnesota, and earned the nickname "The Queen of the Lakes." That made it all the more shocking when the Fitzgerald sank on November 10th, 1975.

Learn more about how the Edmund Fitzgerald changed Great Lakes shipping on the GLN YouTube channel.

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