According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, the Edmund Fitzgerald’s 200-pound bronze bell was recovered on July 4, 1995, through a joint expedition. Every year, the original bell is tolled 29 times in honor of the 29 men who perished. Read the full story by WXYZ – Detroit, MI.
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