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That song always gives me the chills. demmiblue Nov 2017 #1
Me too... absolutely haunting hlthe2b Nov 2017 #2
Same here Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #50
The Witch of November remembered. lastlib Nov 2017 #3
Marta & I saw Gordon sing it in person a couple years ago Omaha Steve Nov 2017 #4
Loved Gordon Lightfoot BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #5
I Felt Like That Too ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #8
Sadly. I don't think the actual event got much national coverage then. alphafemale Nov 2017 #82
Here in Philly around that time in 1975, we had our own drama. BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #85
Damn thanks for sharing. titaniumsalute Nov 2017 #6
Hard to believe its been 42 years. roamer65 Nov 2017 #7
k & r Achilleaze Nov 2017 #9
An incredibly moving song. TNNurse Nov 2017 #10
Same here LeftInTX Nov 2017 #27
What an amazing song. Never fails to get me. nt Codeine Nov 2017 #11
Just haunting and will never be forgotten thanks to GL. yallerdawg Nov 2017 #12
Youre right, Haunting is a good description............ Old Vet Nov 2017 #67
I have that song on my devices. I remember it too. Ilsa Nov 2017 #13
Entrancing is right ailsagirl Nov 2017 #35
This YouTube version spells out the names of the crew. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2017 #14
Yep...this is the best YouTube of this. Liberal In Texas Nov 2017 #61
I still live near Toledo. Mendocino Nov 2017 #15
YouTube has a number of documentaries, too MountCleaners Nov 2017 #16
42 years ago tonight ewagner Nov 2017 #17
Cool. Interesting story. n/t Liberal In Texas Nov 2017 #71
Only one correction to his song. roamer65 Nov 2017 #18
Zug Island DownriverDem Nov 2017 #37
26,000 tons of taconite pellets from Superior, WI. roamer65 Nov 2017 #51
I-75 South is closed from I-96 downtown for non-local. susanna Nov 2017 #94
Yes, it was. n/t susanna Nov 2017 #77
I remember listening to the song as we were crossing the Mackinac bridge in Michigan during CentralMass Nov 2017 #19
Superior, Huron and Michigan can all get wild this time of year. roamer65 Nov 2017 #56
Wow. That storm we encointered was formidable. CentralMass Nov 2017 #65
Many people dismiss the Great Lakes as...well, "they're just lakes." susanna Nov 2017 #78
You know it's interesting BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #86
Yes - they do impact our climate, which should clue folks into their size ;) susanna Nov 2017 #88
Have to put it on my bucket list! BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #91
I would love to see Egypt. susanna Nov 2017 #92
That bridge has alway scared me. Liberal In Texas Nov 2017 #64
Its long and narrow...5 miles. roamer65 Nov 2017 #66
Fun Fact: The Mackinac Bridge Authority has a driver assistance program for people who... demmiblue Nov 2017 #87
WOW - as a Michigan native who has crossed that bridge countless times... susanna Nov 2017 #79
1st heard of wreck in 1976 when in Newfoundland bobbieinok Nov 2017 #20
Powerful strong ailsagirl Nov 2017 #34
I wouldn't like this song if the subject were different. Ilsa Nov 2017 #21
Years ago we were in a museum in the U.P. that played to song over and over. rzemanfl Nov 2017 #53
Several theories of what happened. El Mimbreno Nov 2017 #22
I believe in the rouge wave theory. Mendocino Nov 2017 #30
Also plausible El Mimbreno Nov 2017 #31
Didn't the Arthur Anderson's captain support this? He said they were hit by bigger waves than he anneboleyn Nov 2017 #39
The rogue wave theory is very persuasive. Waves like that are seen periodically. yardwork Nov 2017 #49
I also have read she may actually have grounded Liberal In Texas Nov 2017 #72
I am a Six Fathom shoal believer as well. roamer65 Nov 2017 #32
Yes, but they were "holding their own" according to their last transmission. It also happened SO anneboleyn Nov 2017 #40
Or especially taken down a ship with a compromised hull. roamer65 Nov 2017 #60
Theory in a book I read... El Mimbreno Nov 2017 #48
One problem is that Mendocino Nov 2017 #47
my dad took me to see Gordon when I was 7.. TalenaGor Nov 2017 #23
I went to see him five years ago or so... susanna Nov 2017 #90
... shenmue Nov 2017 #24
Recording of the Coast Guard asking the Anderson to go back and look for the Fitzgerald: WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #25
For ham radio enthusiasts... orangecrush Nov 2017 #26
That song is one of my very favorites and has been for decades. Haunting. Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #28
As a young man, my father worked for a time on a Great Lakes iron ore freighter. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #29
My sister's friend's husband ellie Nov 2017 #33
I was 10 years old when that happened. Dulcinea Nov 2017 #36
My uncle sailed on the ore boats Lifelong Protester Nov 2017 #38
I don't know who wrote the lyrics for this song, but it was done yuiyoshida Nov 2017 #41
Lightfoot wrote the lyrics. n/t Liberal In Texas Nov 2017 #73
One of the best songs ever written cp Nov 2017 #42
I saw Lightfoot perform in early '69 before the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. panader0 Nov 2017 #43
I saw Gordon Lightfoot in 79 in Milwaukee ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #44
I saw him this summer. ghostsinthemachine Nov 2017 #80
At the Maritime Museum in Duluth, Minnesota....... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #45
Try the Great Lakes Shipwreck Musuem Liberal In Texas Nov 2017 #63
Been there. It is definitely worth a visit. FarCenter Nov 2017 #68
Been there. emmadoggy Nov 2017 #69
a good link DonCoquixote Nov 2017 #46
Earlier tonight, Delphinus Nov 2017 #52
I had to interview family members of the lost crew Wolf Frankula Nov 2017 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Nov 2017 #57
My father's company owned that ship.... shanny Nov 2017 #55
The November 1966 sinking of the Daniel J Morrell. roamer65 Nov 2017 #58
... Meant to add condolences. Forgot. Every time I hear this song, I cry. raven mad Nov 2017 #59
Haunting Loyd Nov 2017 #62
I'm embarrassed to admit that I know very little about this story... Upthevibe Nov 2017 #70
The melody is amazing sweetloukillbot Nov 2017 #75
I grew up on the shores of Lake Superior near Duluth and watched nadine_mn Nov 2017 #74
I live a couple of blocks from where she was built and was launched. susanna Nov 2017 #76
There is/was an actual video to this song/ alphafemale Nov 2017 #81
I think this is the one I remembr. alphafemale Nov 2017 #83
Wow! That is excellent! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #84
Saw this documentary years ago. edbermac Nov 2017 #89
Thanks for posting this! Very well done! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #93
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