Description

This night the lake turned ruthless. . .and the Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared without a trace.

Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.

Story researched and written by Todd Preston.

Editing and sound effects by Tracy Preston

Sound effect from uppbeat:  thunder-lightning-ftus-1-00-13(1).mp3 / ocean-storm-from-ship-gfx-sounds-1-1-02-21(1).mp3 / ship-foghorn-blating-gfx-sounds-1-00-10.mp3 / strong-crashing-waves-during-storm-ivo-vicic--1-01-36.mp3

Sources:

NTSB Report – SS Edmund Fitzgerald (1978)
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR7803.pdf

• U.S. Coast Guard Marine Casualty Report
  https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/edmundfitz.pdf
• Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum — Whitefish Point
  https://shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald/
• History.com— November 10, 1975
  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-10/cargo-ship-suddenly-sinks-in-lake-superior
• Britannica — Causes & theories
  https://www.britannica.com/question/What-caused-the-Edmund-Fitzgerald-to-sink
• Gordon Lightfoot — Song background
  https://gordonlightfoot.com/wreckoftheedmundfitzgerald.shtml
• AP News — Memory & family stories
  https://apnews.com/article/89a5a5b7420852af1bb76128bd99695d
• Archaeological & dive reports (CURV-III, 1980s–1990s)
  Referenced within museum & NOAA archives
• Ojibwe Lake Superior lore & Mishipeshu (scholarly references)
  Compiled via University of Minnesota Duluth Indigenous Studies publications