The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates some 6,000 ships have sunk in the Great Lakes taking over 30,000 crewmembers' lives. The very last ship to sink went down on this day, 51 years ago. Today we honor the 29 names below, a seasoned crew meeting a horribly fateful evening on Lake Superior. While tragic, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerland fundamentally reformed Great Lakes shipping regulations - assuring no lives would be lost in such a way ever again. 🙏🏽 Michael E. Armagost, Third Mate Iron River, WI Frederick J. Beetcher, Porter Superior, WI Thomas D. Bentsen, Oiler St. Joseph, MI Edward F. Bindon, First Assistant Engineer Fairport Harbor, OH Thomas D. Borgeson, Maintenance Duluth, MN Oliver J. CHampeau, Third Assistant Engineer Sturgeon Bay, WI Nolan F. Church, Porter Wilver Bay, MN Random E. Cundy, Watchman Superior, WI Thomas E. Edwards, Second Assistant Engineer Oregon, OH Russell G. Haskell, Second Assistant Engineer Millbury, OH Georgo J. Holl, Chief Engineer Cabot, PA Brude L. Hudson, Deck Hand North Olmsted, OH Allen G. Kalmon, Second Cook Washburn, WI Gordon F. Maclellan, Wiper Clearwater, FL Joseph W. Mazes, Special Maintenance Ashland, WI John H. McCarthy, First Mate Bay Village, OH Ernest M. McSorley, Captain Toledo, OH Eugene W. Obrien, Wheelsman Toledo, OH Karl A. Peckol, Watchman Ashtabula, OH John J. Poviach, Wheelsman Bradenton, FL James A. Pratt, Second Mate Lakewood, OH Robert C. Rafferty, Steward/Cook Toledo, OH Paul M. Rippa, Deck Hand Ashtabula, OH John D. Simmons, Wheelsman Ashland, WI William J. Spengler, Watchman Toledo, OH Mark A. Thomas, Deck Hand Richmond Heights, OH Walph G. Walton, Oiler Fremont, OH David E. Weiss, Cadet Agoura, CA Blaine H. Wilhelm, Oiler Moquah, WI
⭐️❤️🇺🇸 THANK YOU VETERANS!!! 🇺🇸❤️⭐️ Calling all Northern Michigan Veterans! Visit this Veterans Day and receive a FREE small chicken pot pie with purchase of the same (Open 10-5). Limit one promotion per hero. Thank you for your service to our great nation and for protecting our freedoms. We salute you and God Bless Our Troops! #LifeInGoodHart
⚠️🚘 !! DEVIL’S ELBOW NOW OPEN !! 🚘⚠️ Devil’s Night 2026 is one for the books. It’s with unwavering enthusiasm we announce that Michigan’s Tunnel of Trees M-119 is now entirely open between Harbor Springs and Good Hart! A genuine thank you to the MDOT North Region Crew (Gaylord) who spearheaded this unprecedented soil erosion control operation. In just 9 short days, road crews from Roscommon, Wexford, Otsego, Emmet, and Cheboygan counties joined forces in successfully reenforcing our favorite twisted turn along the Tunnel of Trees. No haunts here. Only happy honks as the last crews departed, “Road Closed” signs in tow. Additional details in comments! Ride safely, friends. ❤️
