The Gales of November by John U. Bacon at Park Ridge Public Library, Park Ridge, IL

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Park Ridge Public Library, 20 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL

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Join John U. Bacon for *The Gales of November*, a deep dive into the 1975 sinking of the *Edmund Fitzgerald*—a disaster that claimed all twenty-nine crew members and stayed cloaked in uncertainty for half a century. Bacon unpacks the enduring puzzle of what really happened on that fateful Lake Superior voyage, offering a compelling look at one of the Great Lakes' most haunting maritime mysteries.

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