The Lake That Keeps Its Dead: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

09/11/2025 6 min Episodio 27
The Lake That Keeps Its Dead: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Episode Synopsis

Lex examines Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald, recounting the real 1975 storm that claimed 29 sailors and the song that turned their loss into lasting remembrance.
On the 50th anniversary she reflects on grief, faith, and the way music keeps memory alive, honoring those lost beneath Lake Superior’s November waves.

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