Sinking led to better forecasts | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source

DETROIT -- The 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald not only inspired an iconic ballad by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot, it also led to the advancement of Great Lakes weather monitoring and forecasting that has helped ships navigate storms ever since.

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