The iron ore industry on the Great Lakes has been declared “dead” more than once—but the reality tells a different story. Clay and his guest unpack how taconite mining and shipping in northern Minnesota are still very much alive, still moving through the Soo Locks, and still ending up in places like Ford Motor Company. Fewer ships than in the past, yes, but the Iron Range remains vibrant. As Mark Twain put it, rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Listen to the full podcast with Joh
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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was the Pride of the American Side and a Great Lakes "Laker." So what was it hauling? For the majority of its 17 year career, taconite pellets from the Iron Range of Minnesota. Taconite is a hard, low-grade iron ore used for steel production. Iron ore and taconite from the Iron Range has been used worldwide in infastructure, including the Empire State Building and Golden Gate Bridge. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built to have the largest cargo hold ever, with a maximum capa
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes and remains the largest to have sunk there. She was located in deep water on November 14, 1975, by a U.S. Navy aircraft detecting magnetic anomalies, and found soon afterwards to be in two large pieces. For 17 years, Edmund Fitzgerald carried tac
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