P2-WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EDMUND FITZGERALD? HEAR IT FROM A CREWMAN OF THE MIGHTY FITZ

There is arguably no person on earth more personally connected to the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald than Tom Walton. The former Editor of the Toledo Blade spent five months aboard the Fitzgerald in the summer of 1963, working as a Porter between school semesters at Bowling Green State University. There are only a handful of humans left on earth who actually worked on the Fitz. Tom's uncle Ralph Grant Walton was an Oiler on the Mighty Fitz and went down with the great ship during a horrific November storm on Lake Superior in 1975. Tom's father Wade Walton also served as Chief Engineer on the Edmund Fitzgerald. Tom is also the older brother of Captain Darrell Walton, already familiar to most History Mystery Man subscribers. Join me, the History Mystery Man on another fascinating deep dive on the Edmund Fitzgerald with someone who actually sailed on the Mighty Fitz. We'll find out what Tom thinks happened to the ill-fated freighter as it fought the monstrous waves on the "lake they call Gitche Gumee." Thanks for your support! #HIstoryMysteryMan #EdmundFitzgerald #LakeSuperior #GreatLakes #Shipwrecks