THE EDMUND FITZGERALD
30 Years a Legend

9&10 News Presents...
On November 10, 1975, a fierce storm claimed the Great Lakes' most famous shipwreck.  Lake Superior swallowed the Edmund Fitzgerald and took the lives of all 29 crewmen.

In this special, in-depth documentary coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the wreck, we'll re-examine the theories for the sinking and take you to the depths of Lake Superior to show you the wreckage.  But more importantly, you'll hear the stories of heartbreak, hope and survival of those left behind; their efforts to go on in the face of great loss.

Winner of 3 Emmy Awards!
Written & Hosted by Doug Petcash
Produced by Corey Adkins

GREAT LAKES FREIGHTERS
1950's, 1960's, 1970's

Take yourself back in time to the 1950's, 1960's & 1970's when the world was a different place.  Watch ships load and unload in places such as Duluth MN, Superior WI, Milwaukee WI. See ships go by close up in the St. Marys River Detroit River, Soo Locks and Welland Canal and the Flats of Ceveland.  Watch the Edmund Fitzgerald, old cruise ships, old freighters that are long gone and some that still sail today but were not self unloaders back then.  Watch Columbia boats, Cleveland Clifs, Hannah Mining just to name a few, go by on this almost 2 full hour video.  Although the quality back then (old 8mm film) was not what it is today, this is some of the best footage of freighters you will find from that era and you will not be disappointed.  This DVD is a must for your collection.

Running Time:  114 minutes

WHERE ARE THEY?

In this professionally produced feature video, Captain Erickson of the William Clay Ford, during an interview by Ray Myers, sharing the story of how his crew and the crew of the Anderson, searched throughout a stormy November night looking for survivors of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

THE STORMS OF NOVEMBER

This excellent video by Raymond Myers portrays life aboard a Great Lakes vessel in the late months of the sailing season.  Myers was a crew member aboard several of the Olgebay Norton boats and videotaped foul weather happenings firsthand.  Though an amateur, his work ranks better than most professionals as his on-board experience tells him where to find the best shots.  One scene has dishes, pots and pans, furniture and other paraphernalia rolling and sliding all over the gallery in the crews' dining room during a severe roll while at anchor out in Lake Erie awaiting calmer seas before entering Ashtabula harbor's narrow entrance.  There are many heavy-weather scenes topside with blue water waves breaking over the hatches on the spar deck.  He also records much ice footage with his boat trying to stay within the bounds of a clear-water track cut by an icebreaker.  He recorded a grounding which necessitated lightering cargo from one Oglebay Norton self-unloader to another.  The power of 30-foot waves driving across a boat's decks captured on camera gives viewers a real understanding of how Great Lakes storms could have claimed so many ships and lives.  Without a doubt, this is the best storm sailing video produced to date involving our Great Lakes bulk carriers.
           John Burke, Inland Seas Journal

Note: See portions of Myer's videos on History and Discovery channels!