John U. Bacon (Part Two)

Published February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM EST

John U. Bacon on beach near body of water, presumably Lake Superior — Photo Credit: Roger Lelievre

In part two of our conversation, John U. Bacon, author of the bestselling book The Gales of November, discusses factors that led to the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.

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