Program starts with video of the lamp lighting ceremony at the Fitzgerald Anchor and then moves inside the museum to the William Clay Ford pilothouse.

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Pictures of the event by
Roger LeLievre and Chris Winters

• Captain Erickson discusses the search for the Fitzgerald.

• Speaking from the very pilot house where he searched 28 years ago for the missing ship.

• Discussing the log book entries related to the search.

• Lamp lighting ceremony, 29 lamps burn surrounding the anchor in memory of the lost crew.

• Each lantern was placed on a tile with the crewmember's name and position.

• Another view.

• Lantern dedicated to all mariners lost at the base of the Fitzgerald's anchor.

• Another view.

• Inside, the museum's high tech webcast performed beyond expectations to viewers across North America.

• View through the pilothouse door.

• Dossin Museum Curator John Polacsek interviewed by reporters from Detroit's WDIV Channel 4.

Capt. Erickson speaking from the pilothouse. Roger LeLievre

Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial
On Monday November 10 a memorial service was held for the Edmund Fitzgerald at the Dossin Museum in Detroit. This program was only available online through the webcast, the museum is only open weekends due to budget cuts.

The program started with a Lamp lighting ceremony held at the anchor of the "Fitz" located in the yard of the Dossin Museum. The ceremony was  followed by a talk from Capt. Don Erickson who searched for the Fitzgerald on Lake Superior the night of the loss. The ceremony marked the 28th Anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior at approx. 7:00 pm November 10, 1975. Viewers from across the country were able to submit questions to the speaker online.

Lamp lighting ceremony. Chris Winters

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