Ok, here is the deal. I am no scholar, just a person with a
healthy curiosity. Also, I am very opinionated! Please indulge me in my
thoughts for a moment or two.
On November 10,1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior. This
event has become one of the most haunting, and appealing, mysteries in our
modern history.
Why did the ship sink? Was there a leaking hatch or two? Did she
split in half or did she capsize? My opinion? Who knows and who cares,
really, besides the families of the men. The ones with the right to care.
The bottom line is that men lost their lives and their families lost their
sons, husbands, and fathers.
Then, to make matters worse, we live in a society of ghouls. Ones that
want to go in and disturb the final resting place of good people. It is like
a moth to a flame. There is no treasure here, only a few personal trinkets,
why the fasination!! There is a memorial to go visit that I am sure you can
get all the information about the wreck from!!
OK! Now that I have that off my chest, let us remember that what we are
basically dealing with is a fresh water sea in an area that has very strong
weather patterns. Travel is dangerous. These men knew this and earned their
living from no false pretenses. They knew the dangers and did their job!
Now that takes a brave individual!!! Heck, it takes a brave family to go
along with the individuals choice, too.
In , I believe, 1995, a diving team went down and removed the original
bell from the ship and replaced it with a new one. A memorial was built with
the bell for these men. My hope is that this world we live in will respect
the work that was done, and the wishes of the families of these men, and
visit the memorial, not the ship. Leave the site in peace is the best
way to honor these men!!
