EP184: Responsibility and Respect Run in the Rakeman Family and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Steve Rakeman was told that his father was passing on his name to him clean, and that Steve should pass it on to his sons the same way. Steve and his son Mike tell how that philosophy has shaped their lives. Ric Mixter of Lake Fury tells the story of how on November 10th, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald and her 29 man crew were sent to the bottom of Lake Superior.
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00:00 - Responsibility and Respect Run in the Rakeman Family
23:00 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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