Ships and aircraft crisscrossed the eastern tip of Lake Superior searching for possible survivors after the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank in storm-whipped waters with 29 crewmen aboard.

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Powerful storms, intense winds, arctic air and even bursts of warmth all play a role in creating the tumbler of weather the region experiences. The gales of November would go down as another annual ...

The Edmund Fitzgerald changed its route across Lake Superior to protect itself from the violent storm that was coming. It ...