Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

No other Great Lakes shipwreck is more well-known than the Edmund Fitzgerald, which disappeared into a stormy Lake Superior on November 10,
1975, when winds peaked at nearly 100 miles per hour and waves reached the height of three-story buildings.

Rochelle Pennington delves into the various theories and opposing views of dive detectives who are still trying to solve the mystery of what led to the demise of the 29-man crew. Audience members will be led from the launch of the ship to its final radio broadcasts, and from the Fitz’s discovery on Superior’s bottom to the raising of artifacts from its watery grave.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library Foundation.