The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, often remembered through Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” encapsulates a tragic chapter in maritime history. The ship’s sinking on Lake Superior during a furious storm on November 10, 1975, not only took the lives of 29 crew members but also underscored the perilous nature of Great […]
November 5 1830 - Wood County executes convicted killer George Porter by hanging. He is first man to be executed in the county after being convicted of shooting to death Isaac Richardson for non-payment of his labor. 1920 - First edition of The Sun in East Toledo is published.
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with the river from discovery to a way of love and life. This a part of a long a