MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Visitors from across the country went to the Grohmann Museum to honor the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald’s tragic sinking in Lake Superior, which claimed all 29 crew members on Nov. 10, 1975.

Remembering the 'Big Fitz': 50 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald’s final voyage

The Grohmann Museum’s exhibit, “The Legend Lives On 50 Years Later,” has drawn people like Patrick Fitch and Betsy and Gary Van Sickle from Pennsylvania, all captivated by the story of the legendary freight ship known as the Big Fitz.

“I think there’s just an allure and an interest in those types of stories. There were souls that were lost and families that feel that today,” Fitch said.

For many visitors, their fascination with the Edmund Fitzgerald began with Gordon Lightfoot’s famous b

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