Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake by surface area, is as dangerous and unpredictable as the open ocean. On November 9, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, fully loaded with taconite iron ore, left Superior, Wisconsin and never reached Detroit. Caught in a massive winter storm with 35-foot waves and 86 mph wind gusts, all 29 crew members were lost. Extreme cold and the lake’s depth have kept most bodies from surfacing, adding to the lake’s legend.

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