Edmund Fitzgerald IRT
@jbgraeber.bsky.social
50 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared in a storm on Lake Superior. This is the story of her final hours, as they happened.
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50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald began her final voyage across Lake Superior. Less than 36 hours later she vanished.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald began her final voyage across Lake Superior. Less than 36 hours later she vanished.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald began her final voyage across Lake Superior. Less than 36 hours later she vanished.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
Five decades later "Why?" is still a mystery.
Starting tomorrow, I'll tell the story of her final hours on the lake - as they happened.
The Edmund Fitzgerald is my Roman Empire.
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media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald is my Roman Empire.
Dude got out of there faster than George Costanza after smelling smoke.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dude got out of there faster than George Costanza after smelling smoke.
10yo: Do you know any basketball players?
Wife: Sure. Magic Johnson. Michael. Larry Bird.
10yo: Larry Bird! He was famous back when basketball first started being televised!
💀
Wife: Sure. Magic Johnson. Michael. Larry Bird.
10yo: Larry Bird! He was famous back when basketball first started being televised!
💀
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
10yo: Do you know any basketball players?
Wife: Sure. Magic Johnson. Michael. Larry Bird.
10yo: Larry Bird! He was famous back when basketball first started being televised!
💀
Wife: Sure. Magic Johnson. Michael. Larry Bird.
10yo: Larry Bird! He was famous back when basketball first started being televised!
💀
Wow, unfollowing now, was a fan of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee.
Didn't realize she never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.
Didn't realize she never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wow, unfollowing now, was a fan of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee.
Didn't realize she never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.
Didn't realize she never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.
Next weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's final sailing.
The last few years I've tweeted along during her final voyage, exploring the storm, the Fitz's route across Lake Superior, and the fateful decisions that led to her disappearance. This year I'll be doing it on BlueSky.
The last few years I've tweeted along during her final voyage, exploring the storm, the Fitz's route across Lake Superior, and the fateful decisions that led to her disappearance. This year I'll be doing it on BlueSky.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Next weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's final sailing.
The last few years I've tweeted along during her final voyage, exploring the storm, the Fitz's route across Lake Superior, and the fateful decisions that led to her disappearance. This year I'll be doing it on BlueSky.
The last few years I've tweeted along during her final voyage, exploring the storm, the Fitz's route across Lake Superior, and the fateful decisions that led to her disappearance. This year I'll be doing it on BlueSky.
The duality of "dad"
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The duality of "dad"
There is nothing quite like a World Series Game 7.
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
There is nothing quite like a World Series Game 7.
Like a good American I am rooting for the Blue Jays this evening.
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like a good American I am rooting for the Blue Jays this evening.
10yo and uncle laying out a pickleball court on Grandpa's driveway.
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
10yo and uncle laying out a pickleball court on Grandpa's driveway.
When you realize you shouldn't have had that extra cheeseburger.
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
When you realize you shouldn't have had that extra cheeseburger.
House on our route was giving away sprouted seeds. Honestly I respect the audacity.
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
House on our route was giving away sprouted seeds. Honestly I respect the audacity.
Happy Halloween / Reformation Day. Don't forget to put out 95 Reese's for Martin Luther tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Happy Halloween / Reformation Day. Don't forget to put out 95 Reese's for Martin Luther tonight.
I personally don't accept any familial relation until I have notorized documentation indicating their precise lineage. No, my sister won't talk to me anymore, but...is she really my sister? Who can know.
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I personally don't accept any familial relation until I have notorized documentation indicating their precise lineage. No, my sister won't talk to me anymore, but...is she really my sister? Who can know.
Look at the size of this head of garlic!
(Kitten's head for scale)
(Kitten's head for scale)
October 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Look at the size of this head of garlic!
(Kitten's head for scale)
(Kitten's head for scale)
Watching A House of Dynamite (which is excellent btw) and I'm reminded that when my family moved to the middle of nowhere South Dakota I was informed by my classmates that our region was near the top of the Soviet nuclear hit list because of all the US missile silos nearby.
October 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Watching A House of Dynamite (which is excellent btw) and I'm reminded that when my family moved to the middle of nowhere South Dakota I was informed by my classmates that our region was near the top of the Soviet nuclear hit list because of all the US missile silos nearby.
My most Boomer opinion: Widespread legalized sports betting, and the high profile athletes and personalities that shill for it, will be seen in the future in the same way as tobacco companies and celebrities who pushed smoking are today.
Reposting from The Ringer:
The NBA went all in on sports betting—now it’s using its credibility as collateral. Is the league gambling away its soul?
From @dannychau.bsky.social
The NBA went all in on sports betting—now it’s using its credibility as collateral. Is the league gambling away its soul?
From @dannychau.bsky.social
The NBA Is Gambling Away Its Soul
The league that went all in on sports betting is now in full-blown crisis mode. Has it reached the point of no return?
www.theringer.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My most Boomer opinion: Widespread legalized sports betting, and the high profile athletes and personalities that shill for it, will be seen in the future in the same way as tobacco companies and celebrities who pushed smoking are today.
Area Guy in Nazi Group Chat Says Everyone Has Nazi Group Chat Phase
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Area Guy in Nazi Group Chat Says Everyone Has Nazi Group Chat Phase
Me: I always want to call William Wordsworth, William Wadsworth
Wife: you’re thinking of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Me: I thought it was William Wordsworth Longfellow.
Wife: you’re thinking of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Me: I thought it was William Wordsworth Longfellow.
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Me: I always want to call William Wordsworth, William Wadsworth
Wife: you’re thinking of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Me: I thought it was William Wordsworth Longfellow.
Wife: you’re thinking of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Me: I thought it was William Wordsworth Longfellow.
I stand with the otters www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I stand with the otters www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
A story:.
On October 4, 1936, thousands of British citizens came together in London to stop a march of the British Union of Facists (also known as the Blackshirts). The confrontation became known as the Battle of Cable Street.
On October 4, 1936, thousands of British citizens came together in London to stop a march of the British Union of Facists (also known as the Blackshirts). The confrontation became known as the Battle of Cable Street.
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A story:.
On October 4, 1936, thousands of British citizens came together in London to stop a march of the British Union of Facists (also known as the Blackshirts). The confrontation became known as the Battle of Cable Street.
On October 4, 1936, thousands of British citizens came together in London to stop a march of the British Union of Facists (also known as the Blackshirts). The confrontation became known as the Battle of Cable Street.
Starting to feel like East of Eden reread season.
October 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Starting to feel like East of Eden reread season.
About 30 minutes ago I put a letter in the mailbox for my daughter who is away at college and I just subconsciously almost reached for my phone to see if she had replied. 💀
October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
About 30 minutes ago I put a letter in the mailbox for my daughter who is away at college and I just subconsciously almost reached for my phone to see if she had replied. 💀