|
Apologies, as well, for the slow rollout. My Mom's health is occupying much of our free time...I hate what old age does to people. Also, Mom was doing better than usual yesterday and suggested I take a day for Mrs. Cobb and myself, so we went back to the UP and shot some more skyboxes.
When it's ready, I have a glorious but a bit grainy night shot from the Soo Locks (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) with the Arthur M. Anderson going through the locks. The Anderson is known for being the ship traveling in tandem with the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975. Great Lakes buffs or Gordon Lightfoot fans will remember that day as the day the single worst storm in modern memory ripped across Lake Superior, taking the Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 to a watery grave in Gitchigami. The Anderson had managed to make it to Whitefish Bay and was able to ride out the storm and called in the loss of contact. The Fitzgerald was caught in open water and waves over 20 feet were regular. Modeling data suggests a 36 foot wave nearly snapped her in half when she bottomed out in the trough.
It's drilled into your heads as a child if you're on the Great Lakes—"If you don't respect the Big Water, it'll kill you."
Today's Michigan history lesson...I'll try to make the next one a bit happier.
__________________
"You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me."
Thanos
|