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SUPERIOR, WIS. — People from around the Twin Ports gathered at Barker’s Island for the unveiling of the new Wisconsin state historical marker commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking.

Through the efforts of the local group, Friends of the Fitz, and the Wisconsin Historical Society’s State Historical Markers Program, Superior has officially installed a historical marker to remember the tragedy and the twenty-nine crew members who lost their lives on Lake Superior in 1975. The marker recognizes the ship’s lasting impact on Great Lakes history and the Twin Ports’ deep connection to the

“This is about keeping the story alive, keeping the memory of those men alive,” said Mayor Jim Paine, City of Superior. “It is a beautiful pa

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