A church that Gordon mentioned in his Edmund Fitzgerald song rang it's bell after he passed away 30 times. Once for each crew member on the Fitzgerald, and a final time for Gordon Lightfoot himself. A very humbling tribute to him. His famous song made millions aware of the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy, and also made Lightfoot a celebrity. Rip Gordon Lightfoot.
Here to listen to Gordon Lightfoot for the first time, after hearing of the passing of the good Canadian today (02-May-2023). RIP Mr. Lightfoot. You have done all Canadians proud!🙏
As long as I live, I will never forget this song, Gorden Lightfoot, the Fitz, or the men that went down with it. It will forever have meaning. God be with the men and Gordon.
I heard this song on a cloudy night at 1 in the morning on a back road coming from a night out. I was 21 im73 now. I will never forget this song it gave me a chill.
A great song with probably the most haunting line I’ve ever heard “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours”
I was in the Coast Guard stationed at Base Soo on Nov 10th 1975. I had just gotten off Watch at Lookout Station 4, speed checking ships on the St. Marie’s River. I walked into the radio room to end my watch. As I did, Ensign Havermill, Officer of the Day, was at the radio counsel with the radioman. As I walked in he turned to me and said, Maki, I think we just lost the Fitzgerald. I was assigned the next day to Yards and Docks to start logging the debris as search and rescue was being conducted. I was then going to be a spotter from a helicopter the but the search was called off. The weight of what happened was heavy on the Base. It made me sick. We trained and existed to rescue distressed mariners. This was a disaster where all we could do was pick up the pieces. A time I will never forget. I still play Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald at open mic’s. It says it all. RIP Gordon as the final page turns.
This was my first good paying job in the spring throughout the summer of 1977 only 2 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. We sailed over the same waters on a nearly identical ship called the SS Wilfred Sykes following the same path as the Edmund Fitzgerald gone, only 2 years later. As a merchant Marine I could not help feeling emotional sailing right over where the Fitz went down in Lake Superior where 29 souls were lost. Around that same time was when I heard Gordon Lightfoot sing the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.
I was 14 years old when this happened. It still traumatizes me to this moment when I hear this. To the 29 men who were taken away from us R.I.P. gentlemen. Gone but not forgotten. Beautiful song by Gordon Lightfoot.
@@charlesrsteen Those of us who know the story wont forget, and wont forget how they tried to blame the crew for unsecured hatch covers when the truth is she bottomed out on Caribou shoal and her fate was sealed from that moment on. RIP good captain and crew, in our hearts Forever.
I've listened to this song since it was released. This is the first time I've actually felt like I was there. Great video to accompany a Gordon Lightfoot classic. Thanks for this. RIP Mr. Lightfoot, and the 29 men, each man on the Edmond Fitzgerald.
Such a Beautiful Song, Yet so very Sad. Gordan Lightfoot was a Brilliant Song Writer with Heart with His Songs. The Crew of 29 Live On with this Powerful Song. RIP to the Crew of 29, and Gordan Lightfoot which made The Crew 30. Amen 🙏🙏
Every time I watch this I cry, go into the bathroom to blow my nose, and practically start sobbing. My wife always knows when I've gotten 'wrecked' by this song and documentary.
When I was in 5th grade my teacher taught a lesson about the Edmund Fitzgerald and the Great Lakes. I liked the song then and became instantly intrigued with the Great Lake cargo ships, the storms, the brave men, and pretty much anything to do with lakes. Still one of the few important things I remember vividly from elementary school. RIP to all the sailors who never made it home
@@jimyobbie7226 One would never think that there would be 35 foot tall waves in any lake. I went to a wedding in Erie PA one time and there was 4 and 5 foot waves and we couldn't believe our eyes let alone waves as tall as telephone poles.
A haunting yet melodious rendition to memorialize the story of the ship and the men who went down with it. Rarely does one come across a singer who expresses a tragic event in song. RIP Gordon, you've done good
I can relate to the families of the 29 Souls on the Fitz. I lost my 25 year old God Son/Nephew on the Mississippi ten years ago. John's body was never found.
My dad sailed the Great Lakes in the 1940’s aboard the Myron C Taylor. His occupation was deemed essential and kept him home instead of going to war. Oliver Champeau, one of the 29, was from our hometown, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
The Coast Guard ruled it unfit for sailing just before they left port, because their were large cracks that needed to be welded. But the corporate bean counters told the captain to sail. He sailed, not wanting to loose his job.
Gordon wrote an incredible tribute to the ship and the 29 men who crewed her. And now this beautiful, haunting ballad serves as a tribute to Gordon, who passed away just a few days ago. 🙏🫂
I was only 7 months old when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. I heard this song growing up, as my father was a former Navy Sailor. Maybe this is where my love for all things Canadian began. But when they actually found her, my heart broke for those crewmen and the families left behind. I would go to my favorite bar and they had this song on the jukebox, and something just said play it. So, I did and my buddy who was the bartender asked me why did I play this song. I said something in it makes me truly feel like I was there. Jay Bird said, I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and my uncle was on that ship. I was a Navy Sailor. Like your dad. Please remember us. The ones left behind.
The church bell chimes in downtown Detroit twenty-nine times each November since that happened. GOD BLESS the crew and their family and GOD BLESS Gordin Lightfoot who just passed away this morning.Please say a prayer.
John Maclachlan-----The Mariner`s Church in Detroit , rang their bells 30 times after Gordon died . It was 29 times for the dead sailors , and , once for Gordon .
I Lived in Marquette, Michigan & Remember One Summer in 1977, Being at The Beach on Lake Superior On a Very HOT 96* Day. People Were ACTUALLY Getting ICE Out Of The COLD Water To Put Into Their Coolers! Unbelievable! Talk About Frigid Weather---And This Was Right Near The Shoreline! 😍😍
Grew up in Whitefish Bay, so this always meant something to me. Dad was an admiralty lawyer and I heard lots of stories about shipping on the Great Lakes, but the loss of this ship was extraordinary.
This Just still Breaks My Heart So Much I Remember The Night this All Happened Very Very Cold Hard winds My Fiance Was Home On Leave And We Drove Hard Thru the Rain Snow And Winds To Lake Mi. AND we Prayed And We Cried So Hard We Hugged And Hugged All Who Were At The Docks And We Stayed In A Motel Just Off The Coast Of Lake Mi..❤A Night And Next Day I Will Never Forget And Cherish And Remember Forever
This song makes me so sad 🥺, I have this CD by Gordon Lightfoot such a talented singer 👍!!! Thanks Gordon Lightfoot for such a beautiful classic song 🎶💖👍!!!!!
I Live in Colorado and recently went to a model train musem they had a model of The Edmund Fitzgerald sitting at a dock looking like it was getting loaded really cool . RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Thank you, Mr. Steen, for this excellent docu presentation of Gordon Lightfoot's great song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. His song is a great tribute to the lives of the sailors, their friends and families, and everyone involved in the community and the industry. In a small but real, and much appreciated, way your video has enhanced both the song and the legend. Again, I thank you.
This video along with Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of The Edmond Fitzgerald was a most moving presentation and memorial to the captain and crew of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
Gordon Lightfoot's most iconic song in an extremely prolific and talented career is a six-minute ballad about a shipwreck. You might expect that in 1876, but in 1976? What?
Superior is so big that it’s effectively an inland sea, the Ojibwe name “Gitche Gumee” literally means “Great Sea.” When a bad storm sets in it stirs up the water in just the same way that one over the ocean would, there are regular waves of 20 feet in height, some of over 30 feet have been recorded.
Don’t let the word “lake” fool you for a second. The Great Lakes are basically inland seas and are not to be trifled with. They can easily be as dangerous as the oceans.
Gordon Lightfoot didn’t just write this song off the cuff. He researched and studied the tragic happening. He put it in words and music with a mastery and precision no one else could do. There is no singer, songwriter that can seemingly put you on that freighter in that storm like that.
❤ that was a wonderful tribute to Gordon for the church to honor him in the manner this song has always been a favorite of mine because the lyrics make me think Gordon was aboard the vessel to write the words of the song and he donated the money the song earned to the families of those who lost their loved ones aboard the Edmund fritzgerald RIP Gordon and thank you for this awesome song song and the music arrangement is amazing
I had heard on one of the many documentaries that bodies have been found inside the wreckage, but any photos that may exist would not be released, nor should they, as the wreck is a grave site and I feel it should remain further undisturbed. They know where the ship is, they know it broke apart….leave it alone and let the families have some closure.
I think that it is crazy to think that if you stood the Edmund Fitzgerald on it's nose from the area in which it sank and landed in, it's other end in smooth waters would stick out of the water by about 200 feet. It was a 700 and some foot ship in length and it sunk in only 500 and some feet in water.
A college friend has pictures of the "Fitz" while in the Soo Locks. 12 men of the crew are seen on the decks watching the people on the docks. Imagine these men, Rob photo'd are now gone. How surreal. Been to the Soo Locks a year after that happened. Hard to think men are trapped in a freighter that passed through the very Lock I was seeing.
I still remember when my dad phoned me in Toronto from Wawa, saying a big ore boat had gone down, he said the storm was really bad. We have a place on the lake.
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A church that Gordon mentioned in his Edmund Fitzgerald song rang it's bell after he passed away 30 times. Once for each crew member on the Fitzgerald, and a final time for Gordon Lightfoot himself. A very humbling tribute to him. His famous song made millions aware of the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy, and also made Lightfoot a celebrity. Rip Gordon Lightfoot.
Thanks for letting us know that. What a great tribute to a great man. Singing in heaven.
Thank you for this.
Such a beautiful yet haunting ballad. Truly a Canadian legend.
The best thing to come out of Canada. I pray Gordon knew Jesus as his Lord and Savior
That's pretty awesome and WELL deserved. R.I.P. sir.
Thank you and bless your beautiful soul❤
Here to listen to Gordon Lightfoot for the first time, after hearing of the passing of the good Canadian today (02-May-2023). RIP Mr. Lightfoot. You have done all Canadians proud!🙏
He did both Canada and America proud with that. Song. He will be missed
@@Tammie-Lynne-yo3hv Iron Maiden: The rime of the ancient mariner , and this song ,these two songs i can listen often
Rest in peace Mr. Gordon Lightfoot! This is a song for the ages!
Well said, sir.
Yes,
As long as I live, I will never forget this song, Gorden Lightfoot, the Fitz, or the men that went down with it. It will forever have meaning. God be with the men and Gordon.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I honestly do hope that when construction is complete, the newest lock at Sault Ste Marie will be named in honor of the Fitzgerald.
The first Gordon Lightfoot song I ever heard. And still his masterpiece.
One can only concur.
same
@Daniel What❔❔❔❔
Sundown is much better.
You ought to check out "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" That song should be to Canadians what America the Beautiful is to Americans.
R.I.P. to the man who makes the 29 men unforgotten - Gordon Lightfoot ❤
I heard this song the first time in November 1976. It was a cold rainy day, and I still remember exactly where I was when I heard it.
A hauntingly beautiful song. I have always loved it.❤️
I heard this song on a cloudy night at 1 in the morning on a back road coming from a night out. I was 21 im73 now. I will never forget this song it gave me a chill.
Now the singer songwriter of this magnificent song joins the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald in heaven 1/5/2023.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot.
Every time I hear that song, I get teary eyed 😢😢!
A great song with probably the most haunting line I’ve ever heard “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours”
Great line agree saddest song so heartbreaking
Absolutely. Absolutely.
I will never quit loving this song.
can't forget this song. i was in high school. God bless those who remember the past
Songwriter/storyteller extraordinaire.
Guessing Gordon had an enthusiastic 29 man welcoming committee at the Pearly Gates. Thanks for this video! Really nice!
I was in the Coast Guard stationed at Base Soo on Nov 10th 1975. I had just gotten off Watch at Lookout Station 4, speed checking ships on the St. Marie’s River. I walked into the radio room to end my watch. As I did, Ensign Havermill, Officer of the Day, was at the radio counsel with the radioman. As I walked in he turned to me and said, Maki, I think we just lost the Fitzgerald. I was assigned the next day to Yards and Docks to start logging the debris as search and rescue was being conducted. I was then going to be a spotter from a helicopter the but the search was called off.
The weight of what happened was heavy on the Base. It made me sick. We trained and existed to rescue distressed mariners. This was a disaster where all we could do was pick up the pieces. A time I will never forget.
I still play Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald at open mic’s. It says it all. RIP Gordon as the final page turns.
Gordon Lightfoot Always Loved, Never Forgotten, Forever missed.❤❤Thank You for giving the world your beautiful songs
Yesterday that bell rang 30 times 💔
Chilling, true story sung by the master of ballads. RIP Gordon Lightfoot.
💔❤💔❤💔❤💔❤💔❤❤💔❤
This song rings so true. R.I.P. to all 29 men aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald 🙏
And to Gordon Lightfoot now too.
And 1 female
@@eurogael 84yo and he rocked up to the end
@@eurogael He had 29 good friends to greet him in Heaven.
This was my first good paying job in the spring throughout the summer of 1977 only 2 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. We sailed over the same waters on a nearly identical ship called the SS Wilfred Sykes following the same path as the Edmund Fitzgerald gone, only 2 years later. As a merchant Marine I could not help feeling emotional sailing right over where the Fitz went down in Lake Superior where 29 souls were lost. Around that same time was when I heard Gordon Lightfoot sing the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.
I was 14 years old when this happened. It still traumatizes me to this moment when I hear this. To the 29 men who were taken away from us R.I.P. gentlemen. Gone but not forgotten. Beautiful song by Gordon Lightfoot.
Rip Gordon lightfoot
@@deadizbetter Most definitely. He will always be remembered for this song. Which someday should be a "classic".
@@Leatherbro 🖖
I know how you feel
@@seanfaber8820 Glad to know. Thank you!!!!
Gordon did these men and their families a solid tribute with this song.
Yes he did
He Also Donated His Earnings From This Song To The Families of The Fitzgerald Crew Members! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Today in the Detroit Maritime Cathedral the bell rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald, and once more for Gordon Lightfoot.
RIP Gordon. Thank you for your talents.
This is a tough song to listen to...but yet I find myself here frequently...🥃👍🏾
Me too. Dad listened to it frequently on 45 when we were growing up in the '70s. Probably still has that record somewhere.
"The best song I ever wrote..." Gordon Lightfoot
May the crew of the Fitz be remembered forever & rest in peace.
I HOPE THIS VIDEO WILL HELP PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT GREAT CREW OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, CHUCK.
I agree totally may they be at peace
@@charlesrsteen Those of us who know the story wont forget, and wont forget how they tried to blame the crew for unsecured hatch covers when the truth is she bottomed out on Caribou shoal and her fate was sealed from that moment on. RIP good captain and crew, in our hearts Forever.
I've listened to this song since it was released. This is the first time I've actually felt like I was there. Great video to accompany a Gordon Lightfoot classic. Thanks for this. RIP Mr. Lightfoot, and the 29 men, each man on the Edmond Fitzgerald.
RIP GORDON LIGHTFOOT. I IMMAGINE HE IS NOW UP YONDER SWAPPING MARINER TALES WITH THE LAST CREW OF THE "EDMOND FRITZGERALD".
Such a Beautiful Song, Yet so very Sad. Gordan Lightfoot was a Brilliant Song Writer with Heart with His Songs. The Crew of 29 Live On with this Powerful Song.
RIP to the Crew of 29, and Gordan Lightfoot which made The Crew 30. Amen 🙏🙏
Every time I watch this I cry, go into the bathroom to blow my nose, and practically start sobbing. My wife always knows when I've gotten 'wrecked' by this song and documentary.
Crying is cathartic. It’s very underrated.
@@Paulco67 Right. And I'm a Minnesota guy so we don't have emotions very much. Except for things like this.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot 1938-2023😔🙏💔🌹⭐!!
I like the way he told that story!!
Beautifully done!!
When I was in 5th grade my teacher taught a lesson about the Edmund Fitzgerald and the Great Lakes. I liked the song then and became instantly intrigued with the Great Lake cargo ships, the storms, the brave men, and pretty much anything to do with lakes. Still one of the few important things I remember vividly from elementary school. RIP to all the sailors who never made it home
i retired to silver bay mn the north shore and 1 time i saw waves as high as telephone poles nothing could survive that
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was about 2015 november storm
@@jimyobbie7226 One would never think that there would be 35 foot tall waves in any lake. I went to a wedding in Erie PA one time and there was 4 and 5 foot waves and we couldn't believe our eyes let alone waves as tall as telephone poles.
Same here.. hometown is in upstate NY. I think I was the only one in my class that liked this song
Great respect from a great artist. The way gordon sings this song almost put you there.
As a smart-ass, 22 year old college kid, who didn’t give a shit about anything back then…this gave me a tear. Thanks Gord 😢
A haunting yet melodious rendition to memorialize the story of the ship and the men who went down with it. Rarely does one come across a singer who expresses a tragic event in song. RIP Gordon, you've done good
I first heard g lightfoot in 1965 in Canada he is in my opinion the best folk singer ever his songs are pure poetry from dt Yorkshire uk
I can relate to the families of the 29 Souls on the Fitz. I lost my 25 year old God Son/Nephew on the Mississippi ten years ago. John's body was never found.
R.I.P, Mister Lightfoot, thank you for your songs, they will be forever, go with God.
Thank you Gordon for that beautiful song about the Edmund Fitzgerald... all GodBless them... and you
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn minutes to hours?" You don't even have to be religious to love that line.
Really beautiful tribute you’ve made
Gordon's finest.. 😓🚢 the Edmund Fitzgerald just took its 30th man.. sail on calm waters ..💞
My dad sailed the Great Lakes in the 1940’s aboard the Myron C Taylor. His occupation was deemed essential and kept him home instead of going to war.
Oliver Champeau, one of the 29, was from our hometown, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
a very well done tribute
The Coast Guard ruled it unfit for sailing just before they left port, because their were large cracks that needed to be welded. But the corporate bean counters told the captain to sail. He sailed, not wanting to loose his job.
Gordon wrote an incredible tribute to the ship and the 29 men who crewed her. And now this beautiful, haunting ballad serves as a tribute to Gordon, who passed away just a few days ago. 🙏🫂
I was only 7 months old when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. I heard this song growing up, as my father was a former Navy Sailor. Maybe this is where my love for all things Canadian began. But when they actually found her, my heart broke for those crewmen and the families left behind. I would go to my favorite bar and they had this song on the jukebox, and something just said play it. So, I did and my buddy who was the bartender asked me why did I play this song. I said something in it makes me truly feel like I was there. Jay Bird said, I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and my uncle was on that ship. I was a Navy Sailor. Like your dad. Please remember us. The ones left behind.
RIP Gordon,this song made you immortal!
very beautiful tribute....thank you. What a masterpiece of music, history and emotion.
I was 12 but remember hearing about it was so sad 😢this song to this days make me cry and give me the feels
The church bell chimes in downtown Detroit twenty-nine times each November since that happened. GOD BLESS the crew and their family and GOD BLESS Gordin Lightfoot who just passed away this morning.Please say a prayer.
John Maclachlan-----The Mariner`s Church in Detroit , rang their bells 30 times after Gordon died . It was 29 times for the dead sailors , and , once for Gordon .
@@williameddy3740 yes it did,I saw that in a news clip .
What a beautiful song,nobody could of sung it better!,if you know the story behind the song it'll rip at your heart everytime you hear it.😪
Nobody could have written it better either!
I still get the chills when I hear the song.
Great song by a legendary singer and songwriter. RIP GL
Thank you so very much for providing this very appropriate memorial. You will never know how much this is appreciated by the people.
Beautiful tribute
Glad you liked it
We have been to Lake Superior in winter and it was frigid. I had never seen ice on an inland sea like that.
I Lived in Marquette, Michigan & Remember One Summer in 1977, Being at The Beach on Lake Superior On a Very HOT 96* Day. People Were ACTUALLY Getting ICE Out Of The COLD Water To Put Into Their Coolers! Unbelievable! Talk About Frigid Weather---And This Was Right Near The Shoreline! 😍😍
Grew up in Whitefish Bay, so this always meant something to me. Dad was an admiralty lawyer and I heard lots of stories about shipping on the Great Lakes, but the loss of this ship was extraordinary.
This Just still Breaks My Heart So Much I Remember The Night this All Happened Very Very Cold Hard winds My Fiance Was Home On Leave And We Drove Hard Thru the Rain Snow And Winds To Lake Mi. AND we Prayed And We Cried So Hard We Hugged And Hugged All Who Were At The Docks And We Stayed In A Motel Just Off The Coast Of Lake Mi..❤A Night And Next Day I Will Never Forget And Cherish And Remember Forever
This song makes me so sad 🥺, I have this CD by Gordon Lightfoot such a talented singer 👍!!! Thanks Gordon Lightfoot for such a beautiful classic song 🎶💖👍!!!!!
Thanks for sharing this. You shared some photos that you don't usually get to see. Very cool!
I Live in Colorado and recently went to a model train musem they had a model of The Edmund Fitzgerald sitting at a dock looking like it was getting loaded really cool . RIP Gordon Lightfoot
❤.Semper Fidelis. To all 29 of the fellas. USMC. God bless America 🇺🇸.
I watched a discovery show about the wreck and heard this song for the first time !
RIP......a Canadian Legend To fly with the Angels. Your music will always inspire to sing of what is real to people.
Gordon had 29 good friends to greet him in Heaven.
EVERY TIME I HEAR THIS SONG I GET CHILLS UP AND DOWN MY SPINE
Hey Charles, great video.
Thank you, Mr. Steen, for this excellent docu presentation of Gordon Lightfoot's great song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. His song is a great tribute to the lives of the sailors, their friends and families, and everyone involved in the community and the industry.
In a small but real, and much appreciated, way your video has enhanced both the song and the legend. Again, I thank you.
Remembering the 29 souls lost that day, and the song sung by the Legendary artist... Gordon Lightfoot. They will always be remembered.
IF there is a heaven, all 29 of them are shaking Lightfoot's hand
This video along with Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of The Edmond Fitzgerald was a most moving presentation and memorial to the captain and crew of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
"...and all that remains are the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters..."
Thank you for a great video - a lot of work went into that. RIP Mariners.
I imagine the crew of 29 men listening to this song right now in a LIVE performance by Gordon himself (he passed away on May 1 , 2023)
the edits in this make an already incredible song ten times cooler!! 💙 🚢
Rip mr Lightfoot i love your music and always will. Thank you😢
Gordon Lightfoot's most iconic song in an extremely prolific and talented career is a six-minute ballad about a shipwreck. You might expect that in 1876, but in 1976? What?
There will never be a better nautical song written. Rest Easy Mr.Lightfoot we love and will always remember you.
R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot
Thank you Gordon for this beautiful, haunting melody. I was a senior in high school when the song first came out, and was just mesmerized by it.
RIP gordon, he wll live on forever in the hearts of those with good taste
Maritime Sailors Cathedral!
RIP Gordon
We'll miss you Gordon 😢
One of the greatest song written and sung to the victims of the EF.
r.i.p. lightfoot and ty for this song u wrote of the edmund fitzgerald crew.
that lead-in story was byHarry Reasoner...1975
Nice one....a bass player from Queensland...australia
This is the best video of this song.
What video, they are still images
Nicely done!
Still amazes me that a LAKE could sink a massive tanker. And many many others
Not the best boat design.
Nature can outsmart most engineers
Superior is so big that it’s effectively an inland sea, the Ojibwe name “Gitche Gumee” literally means “Great Sea.” When a bad storm sets in it stirs up the water in just the same way that one over the ocean would, there are regular waves of 20 feet in height, some of over 30 feet have been recorded.
Don’t let the word “lake” fool you for a second. The Great Lakes are basically inland seas and are not to be trifled with.
They can easily be as dangerous as the oceans.
What a story and what a story teller. RIP
RIP GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Tore me up as a kid in the 70s, living on Martha’s Vineyard, with lots of Lost Ship lore.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot didn’t just write this song off the cuff. He researched and studied the tragic happening. He put it in words and music with a mastery and precision no one else could do. There is no singer, songwriter that can seemingly put you on that freighter in that storm like that.
❤ that was a wonderful tribute to Gordon for the church to honor him in the manner this song has always been a favorite of mine because the lyrics make me think Gordon was aboard the vessel to write the words of the song and he donated the money the song earned to the families of those who lost their loved ones aboard the Edmund fritzgerald RIP Gordon and thank you for this awesome song song and the music arrangement is amazing
R.I.P the 29 men and Gordon Lightfoot
Hands never found, the words are brilliant as well as guitar both haunting the storm sounds were not in rhe orignal song
I had heard on one of the many documentaries that bodies have been found inside the wreckage, but any photos that may exist would not be released, nor should they, as the wreck is a grave site and I feel it should remain further undisturbed. They know where the ship is, they know it broke apart….leave it alone and let the families have some closure.
@@garrybillick3979 I am corrected thank you
R.I.P. Gordon & the crew of The mighty Fitzgerald!
I think that it is crazy to think that if you stood the Edmund Fitzgerald on it's nose from the area in which it sank and landed in, it's other end in smooth waters would stick out of the water by about 200 feet. It was a 700 and some foot ship in length and it sunk in only 500 and some feet in water.
A college friend has pictures of the "Fitz" while in the Soo Locks. 12 men of the crew are seen on the decks watching the people on the docks. Imagine these men, Rob photo'd are now gone. How surreal. Been to the Soo Locks a year after that happened. Hard to think men are trapped in a freighter that passed through the very Lock I was seeing.
I still remember when my dad phoned me in Toronto from Wawa, saying a big ore boat had gone down, he said the storm was really bad. We have a place on the lake.