S9 E20 - F-Bomb - The Witch of November
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Show Notes
This night the lake turned ruthless. . .and the Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared without a trace.
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Story researched and written by Todd Preston.
Editing and sound effects by Tracy Preston
Sound effect from uppbeat: thunder-lightning-ftus-1-00-13(1).mp3 / ocean-storm-from-ship-gfx-sounds-1-1-02-21(1).mp3 / ship-foghorn-blating-gfx-sounds-1-00-10.mp3 / strong-crashing-waves-during-storm-ivo-vicic--1-01-36.mp3
Sources:
NTSB Report – SS Edmund Fitzgerald (1978)
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR7803.pdf
- U.S. Coast Guard Marine Casualty Report
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/edmundfitz.pdf - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum — Whitefish Point
https://shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald/ - History.com— November 10, 1975
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-10/cargo-ship-suddenly-sinks-in-lake-superior - Britannica — Causes & theories
https://www.britannica.com/question/What-caused-the-Edmund-Fitzgerald-to-sink - Gordon Lightfoot — Song background
https://gordonlightfoot.com/wreckoftheedmundfitzgerald.shtml - AP News — Memory & family stories
https://apnews.com/article/89a5a5b7420852af1bb76128bd99695d - Archaeological & dive reports (CURV-III, 1980s–1990s)
Referenced within museum & NOAA archives - Ojibwe Lake Superior lore & Mishipeshu (scholarly references)
Compiled via University of Minnesota Duluth Indigenous Studies publications