Recalling the Day the Edmund Fitzgerald Sank, a Lake Michigan Persepctive

On November 10, 1975, Vans Stevenson and Todd Reed were reporters for the Ludington Daily News in Ludington, Michigan on the east shore of Lake Michigan. Both young reporters covered the storm that struck Mason County, Michigan that day. Later that day, the storm made its way up Lake Michigan, over the Upper Peninsula and collided with two other storm fronts at White Fish POINT, causing the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. It was the second worst storm on record at Ludington. In this episode of Great Lakes history log we speak with Stevenson and Reed about their experiences that day. 

Vans Stevenson is retired as the vice president of government affairs with the Motion Picture Association. Todd Reed is a nature and landscape photographer. He served over 30 years in the U.S. Guard Reserves retiring as a chief petty officer.