by "Jay Honeck" Nov 21, 2005 at 12:01 PM


Letter from Duane Bartlett - Sailor of Great Lakes

(sailed with some of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald)

Big Snip of Great Letter

Thanks for sharing that, Skylune. I had a friend who worked one summer
on lake freighters, and he said it was the hardest work he'd ever done.


I can't imagine working 35 years on the lakes...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Of all the air and sea disasters our nation has experienced, there is
SOMETHING about the "Fitz" that is moving, even after 30 years. Maybe
its the mystery concerning the sudden sinking, or the randomness of Mother
Nature. Its strange, because in terms of lives lost, it doesn't approach
larger sea (Titanic, General Slocum) or airborne catastrophes.