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In 2025, we commemorated the final voyage of the Mighty Fitz and the 29 souls lost on board, on the 50th anniversary, and we will do so again this November

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Thank you all for coming along on this journey of remembrance. We'll be back next year when the gales of November come again. Until then, let the legend live on. 🫑 🚒 🌊 πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ”” πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ”” πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ”” πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””πŸ””
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πŸ”” Gordon Lightfoot After his passing in 2023, the Mariner’s Church began adding a 30th ring of the bell in honor of all Gordon did to keep alive the memory of the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew.
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πŸ”” Blaine H. Wilhelm 52, Oiler Moquah, WI
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πŸ”” David E. Weiss 22, Cadet Agoura, CA
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πŸ”” Ralph G. Walton 58, Oiler Fremont, OH
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πŸ”” Mark A. Thomas 21, Deck Hand Richmond Heights, OH
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πŸ”” William J. Spengler 59, Watchman Toledo, OH
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πŸ”” John D. Simmons 63, Wheelsman Ashland, WI
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πŸ”” Paul M. Riippa 22, Deck Hand Ashtabula, OH
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πŸ”” Robert C. Rafferty 62, Steward Toledo, OH
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πŸ”” James A. Pratt 44, Second Mate Lakewood, OH
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πŸ”” John J. Poviach 59, Wheelsman Bradenton, FL
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πŸ”” Karl A. Peckol 20, Watchman Ashtabula, OH
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πŸ”” Eugene W. O'Brien 50, Wheelsman Toledo, OH
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πŸ”” Ernest M. McSorley 63, Captain Toledo, OH
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πŸ”” John H. McCarthy 62, First Mate Bay Village, OH
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πŸ”” Joseph W. Mazes 59, Special Maintenance Man Ashland, WI
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πŸ”” Gordon F. MacLellan 30, Wiper Clearwater, FL and Presque Isle, MI
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πŸ”” Allen G. Kalmon 43, Second Cook Washburn, WI
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πŸ”” Bruce L. Hudson 22, Deck Hand North Olmsted, OH
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