On November 10, 1975 the 29 men, crew and good captain well seasoned,of the Edmund Fitzgerald went to their deaths in Gitche Gumee’s ice water mansion. They might have split up or they might have capsized; they may have broke deep and took water. All that remains is the faces and names of the wives and the sons and the daughters.
Superior never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early, so this cache honors those 29 men at a location they were denied. In order to find the cache just plug the numbers from the answers to the history quiz below into the correct blanks.
Rest in Peace
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
North: AB CD.EFG West: HI JK.LMN
- How many trips did the Edmund Fitzgerald make in total? __ A ___
- What was the starting point of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s last voyage? Dock # B in Superior, Wisconsin
- How wide was the Edmund Fitzgerald?__ C feet
- What is the official number of the Edmund Fitzgerald? __ __ __ D __ __
- What year did Peter P. Pulcer became captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald? __ __ E __
- At the request of family members surviving her crew, Fitzgerald's 200 lb. bronze bell was recovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society on July F, __ __ __ __
- What year was the contract signed between Great Lakes Engineering Works and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company to design and build the largest ship on the Great Lakes? __ __ __ G
- What date was the Edmund Fitzgerald christened? June H, __ __ __ __
- What date did the Edmund Fitzgerald take her first voyage through the Soo Locks? September __ I, __ __ __ __
- How many people survived the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? J
- What is the hull number of the Edmund Fitzgerald? __ K __
- How old was the oiler, Ralph G. Walton, from Fremont, OH? __ L years.
- How many more times can the Edmund Fitzgerald be legally dived upon? M
- How long was the Edmund Fitzgerald? __ N __ feet
The title and much of the write up is taken from Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" BYOP No Night Caching"
The listed coordinates are not the location of the geocache (obviously) but the location of the entrance to this graveyard cache. Please be respectful, no night caching and bring a pen or pencil. Have fun