A Dam That's About to Break: One Sailor's Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

A Dam That's About to Break: One Sailor's Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

David “Cowboy” Weiss, a wild-hearted and cocky cadet from Traverse City’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy, was assigned to board the Edmund Fitzgerald for his first mission.

Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which explores the events leading up to the fateful night of November 10, 1975.

This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan.

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Author's summary: Story of sailor David Weiss on Edmund Fitzgerald.

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MyNorth MyNorth — 2025-11-04

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