Famously, the Edmund Fitzgerald didn’t make it. The Great Lakes bulk carrier was sailing from Superior, Wis., with a load of taconite bound for Zug Island, near Detroit, when it succumbed to one of the fiercest of Superior’s gales of November 1975, sinking about 17 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. The “Fitz” took its 29 crewmen and 21,116 long tons of ore to the bottom. Now a team of distance swimmers plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the great ship’s loss by completing the route the Fitzgerald couldn’t. And they will do it with at least a single ball of taconite affixed to their swimwear. The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim will be a 411-mile relay completed in 17 stages by a field of 68 swimmers starting Saturday and continuing into late August. Each leg has its own team of athletes who will swim in 30-minute shifts, relay-style, to cover the allotted section. Tap the link in our bio to meet the team and read the full story by Christ Lawler. Photo from the Minnes...