MARQUETTE, Mich. (wzmq) – tomorrow night, history and music come together on the campus of Northern Michigan University, as maritime historian Ric Mixter and musician dan hall bring the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald to life in a multimedia concert tomorrow night in Jamrich hall.
You know, it’s not a guy at a podium, it’s somebody with a collection of interviews that is, you know, unmatched of the people that built the ship, the launching of the ship, the keel lane, all this footage that I’ve found. But then add in a soundtrack
Mixter, a Gwinn native and a 30-year broadcast veteran, has spent decades interviewing those who built, sailed, and searched for the “Mighty Fitz,” which vanished 100 miles from Marquette on a stormy night in November of 1975.
The proudness of the people, the men that built it, the heroism of the guys that sailed after these people. All of that must be celebrated along with the memorial for the 29 lost
I had a chance to speak with Ric, who is one of the few people to have viewed first hand, the ghostly hulk of the once great freighter, lying 530 feet below the frigid waves. Mixter will share exclusive insights from eyewitnesses and his part in the 1994 delta dive to the wreck — separating myth from fact while hall performs original songs inspired by the storm and its crew.
The deck was ripped open. The bottom of the lake just appeared into the ship. It was buried into the side of a hill.
The pair’s storm series has received critical acclaim and has been enjoyed by packed venues across the region. Though entertaining, storm is also educational, seeking to solve the one big question…why she sank.
The trip around the bow, oh yeah, broke on the surface, is what we immediately thought. But we also had to rule out one other theory, and that said, she ran aground.
Admission is free to the public, however donations are appreciated.
