Tragedy is common for those that go down to the sea in ships. I grew up on the shores of Lake Erie in the western suburbs of Cleveland, and knew about this sinking. And I have been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot for over 50 years. A moving, respectful video and tribute to those who lost their lives in this sinking. Eternal rest grant to them oh, Lord an perpetual light shine upon them.

An excellent individual and sonwriter along with a performer, Gordon Merideth Lightfoot. Whare would the world be without him? He is a very good man, a very good man.

A merchant Marines life is hard. The storms on the great lakes come up fast and hard. May they all rest in peace.

@beornthebear.8220

Жыл бұрын

Very fast and very hard. We caught a derecho several years ago into the DC area that came from the Great Lakes in about 5 hours. Here it was very dramatic, with clouds flashing aqua and yellow. It destroyed many homes and killed one person on its way through here. The legend from the "Chippewa on down" shows that the danger on Lake Superior (Lake Gitche Gumee) is very real and has been known for some time.

The line "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" sends a chill down my spine. Twice in my life I have been on vessels that have been hit by monster waves. So frightening as she heels over and you are all waiting for her to right herself and for the millions of tonnes of water to flow off the upper decks. At the time you might laugh and make a joke about it but with reflection it is most frightening and the sort of thought that springs into your mind in the depth of night.

@JoeGavlas

3 жыл бұрын

Try a 45 degree roll in the Straights of Magellan. This occurred in 1972 on an ice breaker, USCGC Nortwind.

@JoeGavlas

3 жыл бұрын

USCGC Northwind, WAGB 282.

@doraburris2871

3 жыл бұрын

Bless you

@bethhall-ee2ip

Жыл бұрын

You are a true unsung hero. Soo brave. Prayers and blessings comin' at you and yours. Thank you for your service. Blessed be.

@wjoseph924

Жыл бұрын

The legend lives on from Ontario down Of the wayman who sang of Fitzgerald The songwriter who gave us lessons in tunes Our troubadour, friend and our herald He started his day up in Canada way With unparalleled folksinger value And everyone knew when his voice rang out true The baritone thunder would travel His albums and songs flew as folk groups would do them And Dylan and others were listening "Sundown" became number one claim to fame and More harvest all blossoming, glistening Most songs have an A theme and B theme and that’s all Enough for a simple profession But Lightfoot would write A theme B theme and C theme While others were chasing progressions Does anyone know where a folksinger goes When he did rock and country and old time? That tree full of rum, it takes everyone in And old Gordon is having a good time

I would have never known about this tragedy if it hadn't been for Gordon Lightfoot's ballad.

I didn't realize it happened when I was in high school! I thought it was about something that had happened back in the 1920s or 1930s. How sad to realize that there were some young men not much older than me on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

@allencollins6031

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. Knew the song as little kid but thought like you it had happened 100 years earlier

I cry every time I listen to this 😢

I got meet the frist mates son what a nice man . My paryers are with the Familys and Friends and Captain cooper may the rip . Thank you Gordon Lightfoot for the song the best .we will nevr for get the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.

This is an event that I can never forget. Six of the crew, including the Captain, was from my hometown, or nearby. Miss each and every one of them. 💔😿

@bethhall-ee2ip

Жыл бұрын

God bless you... Your comment really hit me in the heart. Bless everyone on the UP especially those who keep the Iron "boats"(as you well know they are massive and the size of the crews ...I've always been humbled that so few man those massive things) Supposedly Goerge Holl was a distant cousin and seeing his face,omg he is the spitting image of my dear Father at that age. Although absolutely stunning in the summer the winters up there are so harsh. The people there also are of strong stock. Sending you prayers and condolences. So sorry for your very personal loss. BLESSED BE...

It still brings tears to my eyes.

I remembered graduating boot camp at Great Lakes In Nov 77. They flew us back to Boston over the lakes this song was playing on the plane. It was so Erie !

@TheRadioAteMyTV

3 жыл бұрын

Erie? I thought it was Superiour. Now I am so confused which lake it was.

@kristenkiene8939

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that would be very eerie

@kristenkiene8939

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRadioAteMyTV it's a typo... He meant eerie as in spooky

@TheRadioAteMyTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristenkiene8939 Oh, that's very different. Never mind. : )

@bethhall-ee2ip

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.. BLESSED BE

The ship was built in the Great Lakes Shipyard in River Rouge, Michigan. My father had worked at Dana Corporation next to the shipyard for over 30 years until his death in 1969. Ironically, only one of the 29 men from the Edmund Fitzgerald was from Michigan. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at the Whitefish Point Light Station in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, has artifacts from the Edmund Fitzgerald -- life boats and life preservers. It is a great museum about an hour north of the Mackinaw Bridge

I sailed as a deckhand in the merchant marine and always sang "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" at least once while aboard ship. It is not bad luck to do this, rather the reverse; invoking the names of sailors lost at sea causes them to come and look after your ship so the same thing doesn't happen to you. None of my ships ever sank, and nobody died on them. Thank you, the 29, and you, Gordon. There is a party in heaven tonight, and drinks are on the house.

@wjoseph924

Жыл бұрын

The legend lives on from Ontario down Of the wayman who sang of Fitzgerald The songwriter who gave us lessons in tunes Our troubadour, friend and our herald He started his day up in Canada way With unparalleled folksinger value And everyone knew when his voice rang out true The baritone thunder would travel His albums and songs flew as folk groups would do them And Dylan and others were listening "Sundown" became number one claim to fame and More harvest all blossoming, glistening Most songs have an A theme and B theme and that’s all Enough for a simple profession But Lightfoot would write A theme B theme and C theme While others were chasing progressions Does anyone know where a folksinger goes When he did rock and country and old time? That tree full of rum, it takes everyone in And old Gordon is having a good time

@bansheep1

9 ай бұрын

awesome!!

Very Good ! Remember the news, and this song !

So drawn to this and I've watched everything on it. Seems the whole world weeps with the family and never forgets these men and boys. I live 6 hours from pancake bay and drove through last year.... Such a part of everyone. God bless the families and friends of these men in the 🇺🇲. We up here in Canada🇨🇦 send our hugs ❣️

Such a sad, sad song and terrible tragedy, all those lives lost.May They All Rest In Peace. You will never be forgotten.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️👍

The sad news today that Gordon Lightfoot has passed from this earthly realm. Hopefully he will in the great beyond meet these 29 men that he wrote this song for. Rest In Peace Gordon.

Nice video and tribute.

Very fine job putting this song and the video to go with it together. Thank you.

Every time I hear this song I want to cry it is so beautiful and sad 😢

Wow! You are to be commended for creating such a masterpiece. A wonderful tribute to that ship and all her crew. And putting a face to each one of them. Gives me an even greater appreciation for both that life at sea and that amazing song. Cheers, Carl

Want to see a Canadian cry? Play this. And no, I'm not talking about Trudeau tears.. Real heartfelt love borne of patriotism. Let us not forget our grandparents nor their parents a'fore them.

@TheLittlered1961

6 жыл бұрын

Lets not forget Milwaukee WI. My home town. Plus the many towns and cities that were home to the crew

@G13MomCat

6 жыл бұрын

Many of the men were from here, in Ohio. I feel you.

@27jsimon

5 жыл бұрын

May all 29 men rip

@theshipnerd2028

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheLittlered1961 no 22 of em where from Ohio

@TheLittlered1961

5 жыл бұрын

@@theshipnerd2028 I did miss speak, I meant the ship's port of record and many of the crew were from WI. 8 were from WI and 7 from elsewhere other than Ohio and Wisconsin. Seems silly to argue over such a stupid thing. All 29 died a tragic death.

Gordon left us a beautiful memorial to the souls lost on that fateful day. Sadly now we have to keep you fondly in our memories 😢

My father worked 41 years in a steel mill. He told me that the Edmund Fitzgerald never came into his mill. My father worked 34 of his years in the mill directing the unloading of ore boats. I worked four summers in the mill as a laborer, member of a track gang, and then as a truck driver. In my last summer in the mill I was able to go onto an ore boat and even go down into the hold with a man in a small compartment just above the giant shovel that was unloading 20 tons of iron ore with each trip down into the hold of the ship. I had the opportunity to work my last summer ON an ore boat that would bring down iron ore from Duluth, Minnesota but decided not to. The job would have paid well but I thought it would be a long and difficult summer for me...and dangerous.

😢 rest in peace, Gordon Lightfoot 🙏 love this song so sad 😢

That was awesome,

there hearts will go on

thank you so much for doing this.

Thank U So Much For Posting This A Good Vidoe

Nice tribute

Great video lots of good footage of the fitzgerald

It's doubtful anyone else could have voiced this sad event better than Gordon Lightfoot. He is missed by so many.

In memory of our Beautiful Friend always In The Northern Lights Exploring The Starrs

Very well put together. I may not be a professional critic but I know hard work and determination when I see it. Bless you, for this.

a great song love it

So amazing seeing the faces and the names of the crew…

Excellent job!

I was there..remember it well....its like was yesterday...spent much time at the soo locks..will never forget that night..loved the freighters, always will...the great lakes are very dangerous....the native american knew it well...big sea water....very sad day indeed..god bless them all....thell live in our hearts forever....🇺🇸⚓🚢🕊

@bethhall-ee2ip

Жыл бұрын

SooCity driving down with my Father's to his place on the UP. TREASURED PRECOUS MEMORIES!! ....!hank you for sharing your personal veiw. I absolutely remember when the Fitz went down in '75. I was 13 at the time. The neighbors (nd I use the term loosly as the closest neighbor was a mile past ghe otter crossing called us here in Pennsylvania witb the terrible news. My Father gsthered up my Mother and the children to pray that there would be a miracle and the crew would be rescued. Sadly that was not the case. Blessings to you and yours.

We'll never forget

Thank you for putting "the faces and the names" of the crew. It definitely personalized the actual tragedy that effected so many including everyone on the UP,Michigan. The Lady gives the Witch takes.Actuslly seeing the Iron boats (Munising) really puts in perspective , just the length of them and the crews that man them.True bravery. Thank you for sharing. Prayers to the crews and families of ALL of the Iron Boats including the families who suffered such great loss by the loss of the Fitz. Blessed Be.

He sang this song as if he was there....an wrote it too with a little help......some of his lyrics didnt come from reading newsweek or hearing the news....just amazing how accurate some random muscian could be...

@JohnMayton

Ай бұрын

Random musician, Gordon Lightfoot? Wow, what's your beef with him?

Awesome

Great, thanks for making this!

The Edmund Fitzgerald 's 3rd mate was from iron river Wisconsin

Being Canadian and living on Lake huron, Lake Erie, and on the Atlantic coast all my life ive lived on a port town or city. The storms that come off the water are nothing short of jaw-dropping and to be out on rough water is terrifying. This song hits every Canadian hard no matter what age you are. To the man, women and children who have died at the mercy of our great lakes and the Atlantic ocean, you are never forgotten.

The load of iron ore the Edmund Fitzgerald was carrying was 26,116 tons

Not forgotten

The most hunting words in this song that I have ever heard was : Does anyone now where the love of God goes when the waves turn to minutes to hours 😢 RIP for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald 🙏✝️💐

wow

God rest them. Valiant sailors and men fought it, but when they’re riled up, the Great Lakes will be the winners.

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed When the gales of November came early The ship was the pride of the American side Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most With a crew and good captain well seasoned Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms When they left fully loaded for Cleveland And later that night when the ship's bell rang Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'? The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound And a wave broke over the railing And every man knew, as the captain did too T'was the witch of November come stealin' The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait When the gales of November came slashin' When afternoon came it was freezin' rain In the face of a hurricane west wind When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya" At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said "Fellas, it's been good to know ya" The captain wired in he had water comin' in And the good ship and crew was in peril And later that night when his lights went outta sight Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours? The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her They might have split up or they might have capsized They may have broke deep and took water And all that remains is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings In the rooms of her ice-water mansion Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams The islands and bays are for sportsmen And farther below Lake Ontario Takes in what Lake Erie can send her And the iron boats go as the mariners all know With the gales of November remembered In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed In the maritime sailors' cathedral The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee Superior, they said, never gives up her dead When the gales of November come early

And the workers told the boss “ don’t overload the ship , oh no it will be ok said the boss ….

So sad! A real tragedy and mystery... None of their remains ever were found... What happened? We truly don't know and sadly, we may never know. I once dated someone who had dated someone who was a survivor of one of the lost .. so heart wrenching a story

Love and respect to all the crew of Edmund Fitzgerald.

Roses don’t grow an sailors graves

The Edmund Fitzgerald's 3rd mate was Michael Armagost from iron river Wisconsin

I remember see the names of the crew on a website. How sad

@stevenvarga4157

4 жыл бұрын

Im in Tahoe and trying to explain what a 920 mbl low looks like

@doraburris2871

3 жыл бұрын

My heart to the family's this you never get over god keep them in our prayers

CHiEFET,CARLA

RIP crew of the EF😢

🎉

☹️😢

The Edmund Fitzgerald 's captain was Ernest mcsorely age 63

Memories of SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Sad

CHiEF,CLOUD,CLIP,CLID

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@cheairsaguilar1999

7 жыл бұрын

AK Dian saw it. it was really cool

@macbell4806

7 жыл бұрын

AK Dian so sad sosad

@faunwillow

3 ай бұрын

❤EXCELLENT!!!!❤

Were the crew's bodies ever recovered?

@candaistopor1114

2 ай бұрын

No. All 29 men were never recovered

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Ship at 1:40 is not the Fitz

@tannerrutland2730

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Pippin it’s the Anderson but it still ties in to the story

@stevenvarga4157

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Arthur M

@keneniahwilliams4374

2 жыл бұрын

That's not even the Anderson, and the reason why I say that is because if you look at the funnel on the stern you can see it's not the fleet colors of the Great Lakes Steel Corp. The Fleet colors for GLSC were sliver and black.

CHiEFF,CLENDENiN,RMAE,