A piece of Great Lakes maritime history is hitting the auction block this weekend at DuMouchelles in Detroit, offering collectors a rare opportunity to own artifacts from one of the most famous shipwrecks in the region’s history.
An orange life ring marked “S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald” and a wooden plank believed to be from lifeboat number one are being auctioned after spending decades on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The artifacts were found along the shores of Lake Superior just eight days after the freighter sank during a storm on Nov. 10, 1975, claiming all 29 lives on board.
Watch Peter Maxwell’s video report below:
Edmund Fitzgerald life ring from historic Great Lakes shipwreck heads to auction
The rarity of these items has drawn significant attention from maritime history enthusiasts and potential bidders…