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]]> By: Edmund fitzgerald 2011 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-45831 Edmund fitzgerald 2011 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:18:24 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-45831 S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald 36 Year Anniversary November 10, 2011 RIVER ROUGE — A memorial service is planned for Thursday November 10, 2011 to remember the 29 men who died when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. The ceremony is set for 6 to 8 p.m. and the heated tent open at 4:30 p.m. for viewing Edmund Fitzgerald artifacts, near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse at Belanger Park, off Belanger Park Drive and Marion. The event is held in River Rouge because that’s the city where the vessel was built in 1957 and ’58. Several speakers will give their memories of the ship, including people who helped construct it and relatives of some of the deceased crewmen. Artifacts, photographs and videos also will be on display and you can talk to the Fitz Ship Builders, past Crew Members and Fitz Family Members. At 7:10 p.m. — the time the ship sank — a wreath will be tossed into the Detroit River. A bell will be rung 29 times in memory of each person who died. A plaque presentation and lantern lighting is planned. Food and Refreshments will be provided free of charge. Event organizer Roscoe Clark has a Web site devoted to the vessel, which contains several video clips and photos of the ship, at www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com. Earlier in the day, an Edmund Fitzgerald open house will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at the River Rouge Historical Museum, 10750 W. Jefferson Ave. This year, the service will be web cast free of charge for those viewers all across the US and Canada. Go to the official web site www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com. For more information and location call Roscoe Clark at (810) 519-2148. This is a special program held each year and is free of charge. S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald 36 Year Anniversary
November 10, 2011

RIVER ROUGE — A memorial service is planned for Thursday November 10, 2011 to remember the 29 men who died when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975.
The ceremony is set for 6 to 8 p.m. and the heated tent open at 4:30 p.m. for viewing Edmund Fitzgerald artifacts, near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse at Belanger Park, off Belanger Park Drive and Marion.
The event is held in River Rouge because that’s the city where the vessel was built in 1957 and ’58.
Several speakers will give their memories of the ship, including people who helped construct it and relatives of some of the deceased crewmen.
Artifacts, photographs and videos also will be on display and you can talk to the Fitz Ship Builders, past Crew Members and Fitz Family Members.
At 7:10 p.m. — the time the ship sank — a wreath will be tossed into the Detroit River. A bell will be rung 29 times in memory of each person who died.
A plaque presentation and lantern lighting is planned. Food and Refreshments will be provided free of charge.
Event organizer Roscoe Clark has a Web site devoted to the vessel, which contains several video clips and photos of the ship, at http://www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com.
Earlier in the day, an Edmund Fitzgerald open house will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at the River Rouge Historical Museum, 10750 W. Jefferson Ave.
This year, the service will be web cast free of charge for those viewers all across the US and Canada. Go to the official web site http://www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com.
For more information and location call Roscoe Clark at (810) 519-2148.
This is a special program held each year and is free of charge.

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald 2010 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-42743 Edmund Fitzgerald 2010 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:51:35 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-42743 PRESS RELEASE 35th Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN — A memorial service is planned for Wednesday November 10, 2010 to remember the 29 men who died when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. The ceremony is set for 6 to 8 p.m. near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse at Belanger Park, off Belanger Park Drive and Marion. The event is held in River Rouge because that’s the city where the vessel was built in 1957 and ’58. Several speakers will give their memories of the ship, including people who helped construct it and relatives of some of the deceased crewmen. Artifacts and photographs also will be on display. At 7:10 p.m. — the time the ship sank — a wreath will be tossed into the Detroit River. A bell will be rung 29 times in memory of each person who died. A plaque presentation and lantern lighting is planned. Refreshments will be provided at the end. Event organizer Roscoe Clark has a Web site devoted to the vessel, which contains several video clips, photos and new information about the ship, at www.ssEdmundFitzgerald.com Earlier in the day, an Edmund Fitzgerald open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the River Rouge Historical Museum, 10750 W. Jefferson Ave. www.RiverRougeMuseum.com For more information on either event, visit the Web site or call Clark at 1-810-519-2148 or Dolores Swekel at 1-313-842-7822. PRESS RELEASE
35th Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service
RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN — A memorial service is planned for Wednesday November 10, 2010 to remember the 29 men who died when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975.

The ceremony is set for 6 to 8 p.m. near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse at Belanger Park, off Belanger Park Drive and Marion.

The event is held in River Rouge because that’s the city where the vessel was built in 1957 and ’58.

Several speakers will give their memories of the ship, including people who helped construct it and relatives of some of the deceased crewmen.

Artifacts and photographs also will be on display.

At 7:10 p.m. — the time the ship sank — a wreath will be tossed into the Detroit River. A bell will be rung 29 times in memory of each person who died.

A plaque presentation and lantern lighting is planned. Refreshments will be provided at the end.

Event organizer Roscoe Clark has a Web site devoted to the vessel, which contains several video clips, photos and new information about the ship, at http://www.ssEdmundFitzgerald.com

Earlier in the day, an Edmund Fitzgerald open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the River Rouge Historical Museum, 10750 W. Jefferson Ave.
http://www.RiverRougeMuseum.com

For more information on either event, visit the Web site or call Clark at 1-810-519-2148 or Dolores Swekel at 1-313-842-7822.

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-42741 Edmund Fitzgerald Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:26:11 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-42741 November 10 - Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service . A memorial service for the men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald will be held on November 10 at Dr. Henri Belanger Park in River Rouge, Mi. The service will be held near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse beginning at 6:00 p.m. The tug boat will be on hand to take out a wreath to be placed on the river. The service will feature a plaque presentation, bell ringing, lantern lighting, and refreshments will be served. The service will be at River Rouge Michigan on the Detroit River next to where the ship was built at the slips and on the other side is where Zug Island is located. MAP A Special Edmund Fitzgerald Open House Was open to the public from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the River Rouge Historical Museum River Rouge Historical Museum 10750 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge, Michigan 48218 (Formerly Gallagher Funeral Home) MAP River Rouge Bar & Grill The after hour dinner will have a big turn out Every one has a chance to and meet the speakers. This is where the ship yard workers would stop for lunch and dinner after work. It is just down the street from where the Fitz was built. Everyone is welcome to talk and eat - 8:30pm to 10:30pm 150 East Great Lakes River Rouge, MI 48218 (313) 849-5220 November 10, 2010 November 10 - Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service
. A memorial service for the men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald will be held on
November 10 at Dr. Henri Belanger Park in River Rouge, Mi.
The service will be held near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The tug boat will be on hand to take out a wreath to be placed on the river.
The service will feature a plaque presentation, bell ringing, lantern lighting,
and refreshments will be served.

The service will be at River Rouge Michigan on the Detroit River next to where the ship was
built at the slips and on the other side is where Zug Island is located.
MAP

A Special
Edmund Fitzgerald
Open House

Was open to the public from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the River Rouge Historical Museum

River Rouge Historical Museum
10750 W. Jefferson Ave.
River Rouge, Michigan 48218
(Formerly Gallagher Funeral Home)
MAP
River Rouge Bar & Grill
The after hour dinner will have a big turn out
Every one has a chance to and meet the speakers.
This is where the ship yard workers would stop for lunch and dinner after work.
It is just down the street from where the Fitz was built.
Everyone is welcome to talk and eat - 8:30pm to 10:30pm
150 East Great Lakes
River Rouge, MI 48218
(313) 849-5220
November 10, 2010

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-41310 Edmund Fitzgerald Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:02:34 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-41310 For more information about the SS Edmund Fitzgeral, go to the official web site for special programs at www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com Thanks For more information about the SS Edmund Fitzgeral, go to the official web site for special programs at http://www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com

Thanks

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald Service http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-40974 Edmund Fitzgerald Service Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:23 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-40974 Meet Author, Raymond Ramsay M. Sc. Author, Raymond Ramsay M. Sc. was a member of the original design team at Great Lakes Engineering Works during the design and construction of the largest and fastest ore carrier ever built on the Great Lakes. The author, together with a group of volunteers retired ship captains and maritime experts have uncovered secrets and unveiled evidence to prove why the ore carrier sank to the bottom of Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Raymond Ramsay will have his books available at the November 10, 2009 program. Meet Author, Raymond Ramsay M. Sc.

Author, Raymond Ramsay M. Sc. was a member of the original design team at Great Lakes Engineering Works during the design and construction of the largest and fastest ore carrier ever built on the Great Lakes.

The author, together with a group of volunteers retired ship captains and maritime experts have uncovered secrets and unveiled evidence to prove why the ore carrier sank to the bottom of Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.

Raymond Ramsay will have his books available at the November 10, 2009 program.

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald Service http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-40973 Edmund Fitzgerald Service Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:44:17 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-40973 November 10 - Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service . A memorial service for the men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald will be held on November 10 at Dr. Henri Belanger Park in River Rouge, Mi. The service will be held near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse beginning at 6:00 p.m. The tug boat will be on hand to take out a wreath to be placed on the river. The service will feature a plaque presentation, bell ringing, lantern lighting, and refreshments will be served. For more information call Roscoe Clark at 810-519-2148 or Dolores Swekel 313-842-7822. The service will be at River Rouge Michigan on the Detroit River next to where the ship was built at the slips and on the other side is where Zug Island is located. MAP A special Edmund Fitzgerald open house will be open to the pubic from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the River Rouge Historical Museum River Rouge Historical Museum 10750 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge, Michigan 48218 (Formerly Gallagher Funeral Home) MAP November 10 - Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service
. A memorial service for the men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald will be held on November 10 at Dr. Henri Belanger Park in River Rouge, Mi. The service will be held near the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse beginning at 6:00 p.m. The tug boat will be on hand to take out a wreath to be placed on the river. The service will feature a plaque presentation, bell ringing, lantern lighting, and refreshments will be served. For more information call Roscoe Clark at 810-519-2148 or Dolores Swekel 313-842-7822.

The service will be at River Rouge Michigan on the Detroit River next to where the ship was built at the slips and on the other side is where Zug Island is located. MAP

A special Edmund Fitzgerald open house
will be open to the pubic from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the River Rouge Historical Museum

River Rouge Historical Museum
10750 W. Jefferson Ave.
River Rouge, Michigan 48218
(Formerly Gallagher Funeral Home)
MAP

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald Service http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-40972 Edmund Fitzgerald Service Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-40972 I am honored and excited to be invited to attend the upcoming service held this November 10th in River Rouge.I will be coming from Kansas to honor my dad and the other 28 crewmen.My father was the " Old Cook" referred to in the Gordon Lightfoot song. There will be so many events having to do with the FITZ I hope to be able to fit it all in. I think it's great to include the school kids learning about the Great Lakes and the ships that have sailed on them. I grew up in Toledo Ohio and watched from many ports my dads ship sail off with a load of iron ore or coal. Those good memories never go away. Hope to see you there. All are welcome to honor and remember that fateful night. Pam Johnson Daughter of ROBERT C. RAFFERTY I am honored and excited to be invited to attend the upcoming service held this
November 10th in River Rouge.I will be coming from Kansas to honor my dad and the other
28 crewmen.My father was the " Old Cook" referred to in the Gordon Lightfoot song.
There will be so many events having to do with the FITZ I hope to be able to fit it all in.
I think it's great to include the school kids learning about the Great Lakes and the ships
that have sailed on them.
I grew up in Toledo Ohio and watched from many ports my dads ship sail off with a load
of iron ore or coal. Those good memories never go away. Hope to see you there.
All are welcome to honor and remember that fateful night.

Pam Johnson
Daughter of ROBERT C. RAFFERTY

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]]> By: Peter Jensen http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-40938 Peter Jensen Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:19:02 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-40938 The Historie of the FRANCISCO MORAZAN you can find hier: in German: http://www.poseidon-schiffahrts-archiv.eu/2-Koenigsberg/Schiffe/1925-1945/23-Elbing/23-Elbing.html in english: http://www.poseidon-schiffahrts-archiv.de/2-Kberg-E/Schiffe-E/1925-1945/23-Elbing/23-Elbing-E.html Please can I use the photo for the archives? Thanks, Peter Jensen The Historie of the FRANCISCO MORAZAN you can find hier:
in German: http://www.poseidon-schiffahrts-archiv.eu/2-Koenigsberg/Schiffe/1925-1945/23-Elbing/23-Elbing.html
in english: http://www.poseidon-schiffahrts-archiv.de/2-Kberg-E/Schiffe-E/1925-1945/23-Elbing/23-Elbing-E.html
Please can I use the photo for the archives?
Thanks, Peter Jensen

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]]> By: Edmund Fitzgerald Service http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/comment-page-1/#comment-29964 Edmund Fitzgerald Service Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:48:59 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-video/#comment-29964 Contact info: krzisnikd@pasd.org or www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com for further information. In honor of the 50th anniversary year of the launching of Michigan’s most famous ship, Edmund Fitzgerald, Pinconning Area Schools Drama Department will proudly present Ten November as its fall production. The drama, by playwright Steven Dietz, lyrics by Eric Peltoniemi, is a serious work that explores the legendary freighter from her birth in the shipyards of Detroit, to her death on the seas of Lake Superior, and ultimately, to her place in history as a maritime legend. Performances will take place in the Pinconning Area High School gym on November 10, 14, 15, and 16. Curtain time on Friday and Saturday (11/14 & 11/15) is at 7:00PM. Sunday, 11/16 is a matinee performance at 2:00PM. On the 33rd anniversary of the tragic sinking, Monday, November 10, 2008, a special memorial performance will be preceded by a panel discussion of noted Edmund Fitzgerald researchers, explorers, historians, former crew members, and family members of those who perished with the Fitzgerald. At this unique presentation, audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions of individuals who have explored the wreck, men who have conducted extensive research into the sinking, as well as men who took part in building the ill-fated vessel some fifty years ago. In addition, through live phone interviews, audience members will hear first hand accounts from a captain who was on Lake Superior that fateful night, as well as commentary from the naval architect who designed the Edmund Fitzgerald. Audience members attending the memorial performance on November 10th will each receive a memorial postcard and official memorial launch ticket - commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fitzgerald's launch. At the close of the performance, a bell similar to a ship's bell, will be rung 29 times in remembrance of the men who died when the Edmund Fitzgerald foundered 33 years ago. Honored guests partaking in this special performance, as well as members of the community will be invited to ring the memorial bell as the crew roster from the Edmund Fitzgerald's final journey is read. Plans are underway to have a small party of Edmund Fitzgerald dignitaries place a wreath in nearby Lake Huron earlier in the day. Many people only know of the legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald through singer Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The play Ten November, through the voices of the actors, as well as eerily evocative folksongs, puts a human face on this infamous tragedy. The reason for the ship’s sinking still remains a mystery and several theories abound. Contact info: krzisnikd@pasd.org or http://www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com for further information.

In honor of the 50th anniversary year of the launching of Michigan’s most famous ship, Edmund Fitzgerald, Pinconning Area Schools Drama Department will proudly present Ten November as its fall production. The drama, by playwright Steven Dietz, lyrics by Eric Peltoniemi, is a serious work that explores the legendary freighter from her birth in the shipyards of Detroit, to her death on the seas of Lake Superior, and ultimately, to her place in history as a maritime legend. Performances will take place in the Pinconning Area High School gym on November 10, 14, 15, and 16. Curtain time on Friday and Saturday (11/14 & 11/15) is at 7:00PM. Sunday, 11/16 is a matinee performance at 2:00PM.
On the 33rd anniversary of the tragic sinking, Monday, November 10, 2008, a special memorial performance will be preceded by a panel discussion of noted Edmund Fitzgerald researchers, explorers, historians, former crew members, and family members of those who perished with the Fitzgerald. At this unique presentation, audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions of individuals who have explored the wreck, men who have conducted extensive research into the sinking, as well as men who took part in building the ill-fated vessel some fifty years ago. In addition, through live phone interviews, audience members will hear first hand accounts from a captain who was on Lake Superior that fateful night, as well as commentary from the naval architect who designed the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Audience members attending the memorial performance on November 10th will each receive a memorial postcard and official memorial launch ticket - commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fitzgerald's launch. At the close of the performance, a bell similar to a ship's bell, will be rung 29 times in remembrance of the men who died when the Edmund Fitzgerald foundered 33 years ago. Honored guests partaking in this special performance, as well as members of the community will be invited to ring the memorial bell as the crew roster from the Edmund Fitzgerald's final journey is read. Plans are underway to have a small party of Edmund Fitzgerald dignitaries place a wreath in nearby Lake Huron earlier in the day.
Many people only know of the legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald through singer Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The play Ten November, through the voices of the actors, as well as eerily evocative folksongs, puts a human face on this infamous tragedy. The reason for the ship’s sinking still remains a mystery and several theories abound.

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