Today is the 50th anniversary of one of the most tragic and well-known shipwrecks on the Great Lakes: the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Superior was the ship’s last port of call. "The wives and the sons and the daughters” of many of its crew still live in the area. In Washburn earlier this month, there was a memorial dedication ceremony for the 29 crew members aboard the Fitz who lost their lives. Since the sinking, advancements in weather forecasting, regulations and technology have improve