Raising the Anchor of the Edmund Fitzgerald

SHOWN AT THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM

(Running Time: 48 minutes)

The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. In 1971, prior to the Fitz’s sinking, the ship dropped a bow anchor in the Detroit river. View actual footage of the Detroit River dive that brought up the anchor of the ill-fated ship, whose launch and history are also portrayed throughout the film.