Edmund Fitzgerald Special Event Station

Every November, the Livonia Amateur Radio Club operates Special Event Station W8F to mark the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Members talk with amateur radio operators across the country and around the world, sharing the story of the "Mighty Fitz."

You can watch the operation and learn how amateur radio connects people across the globe. Operators who make contact with W8F receive a special confirmation certificate.

On November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on its way from Superior, Wisconsin, to Detroit. All 29 crew members were lost when it went down in 530 feet of water about 17 miles northwest of Whitefish Bay.

Tickets: adults $5, children 6-17 $5, children 5 and younger and members free. Presented by the Detroit Historical Society.