November 10, 1975 marks the 50th Anniversary of the mighty Gales of November storm that sent the Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald was sent to a watery grave on the bottom of Lake Superior. The late great Gordon Lightfoot introduced the term Gales of November into pop culture with has classic 1976 ballad "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," which tells the tale of her tragic fate.
November 10, 1975 is also the 20th Anniversary of the Annual Gales of November program on KBOO hosted by Jack Bohl and Gordy Euler and Jonathan Lay, during which we share our favorite songs about shipwrecks, The Great Lakes, Pacific NW Maritime History, the Graveyard of the Pacific at the mouth of the Columbia River, mermaids, lost sailors, and other nautical mayhem. We keep the mood light despite the serious material!
Don't miss Jack, Gordy, and Jonathan's wildly entertaining return to the KBOO studios for a special LIVE celebration of our 20th annual Gales of November at 530 am PST on November 10, 2025.