The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations: 50 Year Anniversary

Name: The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations: 50 Year Anniversary
Start: 2025-11-19T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, United States, Michigan 48067

Schedule

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, United States, Michigan 48067 | Royal Oak, MI

The mighty Fitz is the Great Lakes largest shipwreck, resting in two major pieces on the bottom of Lake Superior just over the Canadian border. It was lost in a killer storm in 1975, and its entire crew of 29 simply vanished into the waves around seven that evening. 50 years from the sinking, see exclusive footage of the shipbuilding near Detroit and interviews with the men who worked at the shipyard, and former crew members - including a mate who sailed with the captain and was lost. Explore the wreck at the bottom of the sea floor and immerse yourself in this historical event! The lecture also covers investigations in 1989, 1994, and the bell raising in 1995.
Shipwreck historian Ric Mixter is one of only a handful of people who have visited the wreck personally, diving 550 feet down in a tiny submarine to explore the site for over an hour. This was actually the beginning of over 20 years of research for Mixter, who has collected one of the largest film archives of Fitzgerald related material.
Registration required.