"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-Person in Coloma, WI

Join us for this free, in-person talk on August 2, 2025, at 2:30 PM at the Coloma Public Library. No registration is required. With any questions, contact the library at +1 715-228-2530.

We explore the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald from perspectives of the weather, the ship and the song by Gordon Lightfoot.

Presenter Steve Ackerman moved to Wisconsin in 1987, accepting a research scientist position in the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). He joined the UW-Madison faculty in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences in 1992. Professor Ackerman served as Director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) from 1999-2019. This research organization is a collaboration between the UW-Madison, and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Wisconsin is widely recognized as the birth place of weather satellites, and CIMSS is key to Wisconsin’s current reputation.

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