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Rufus May 1, 2004 - Aug 6, 2021. He was 17 great years old and the best dog ever. It was time for him to go. Tearfully, we said goodbye. Miss you, Love you, we will never forget you. Run free, sweet Rufus.😢❤️ I hope we will meet again soon.🐾🐾💔💔💔💔

@LogCabinBonnie Time to celebrate!

Found all of the toys he lost under the heavy snow pack over winter. Henry is a happy boy!

@DrHawken 😂

Diarrhea

50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm. The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song. This is the story of this terrible tragedy. The story of the Edmund Fitzgerald began on June 7, 1958 when she was launched. The largest ship on the Great Lakes at the time, she was built by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. She was named for the president and chairman of the company's board. Her launch was filled with problems. First, it took three attempts for Elizabeth Fitzgerald to break a bottle of champagne across the bow. As the ship launched, she created a wave that swamped spectators and crashed into a pier. One man in the crowd had a heart attack. Despite a difficult start, the ship had few problems for the next decade. In 1969, she set a record for load size on a single trip with 27,402 long tons. By November 1975, the ship had logged 748 round trips of the Great Lakes, covering a distance equal to 44 times around the world. On Nov. 9, 1975, she left Superior, Wisconsin under the command of Captain Ernest M. McSorley. Born in Spencerville, Ontario in 1912, he had 40 years experience on the Great Lakes. He took command of the Fitz in 1972. He planned to retire at the end of 1975. Enroute to Zug Island near Detroit, she was loaded with 26,116 long tons of taconite ore pellets. As she left port, she was joined by the Arthur M. Anderson. It was predicted that a storm would pass south of Lake Superior the following day, with no cause for concern. At 7 p.m. on Nov. 9, the weather service altered its forecast, giving gale warnings for all of Lake Superior. The Fitzgerald and Anderson altered course to the north to take shelter along the Ontario shore. At 1 a.m. on Nov. 10, the storm hit the ships. Capt. McSorley reported waves of three metres and winds of 96 km/h. McSorley reduced speed because of the conditions. At 2 a.m. on Nov. 10, the warnings upgraded from gale to storm. At 1:50 p.m., winds of 93 km/h were logged as the storm grew worse. At this point, the Anderson and Fitzgerald were 26 km apart on the water. At 3:30 p.m., the Fitzgerald was taking on water, had lost two vent covers and a fence railing. It was also developing a list as all six bilge pumps ran constantly to discharge water. The Fitzgerald began to head to Whitefish Bay for safety. At 5 p.m., McSorley reported a bad list, no radars and heavy seas over the deck. Rogue waves were also developing, reaching as high as 11 metres, with winds gusts reaching 130 km/h. At 7:10 p.m., Capt. Cooper of the Anderson radioed McSorley on the Fitzgerald. McSorley reported: "We are holding our own." Ten minutes later, the ship couldn't be detected by radar. At 9:03 p.m. Cooper reported the Fitzgerald missing. A localized search began among commercial vessels near Whitefish Bay at 10:30 p.m. Over the next few days, debris, lifeboats and rafts were found but no crew. The sinking took the lives of all 29 men, ranging in age from 20 to 63. On Nov. 14, 1975, the wreck of the Fitzgerald was discovered 27 km from Whitefish Bay in Canadian waters. She was under 160 metres of water. Further surveys of the wreck found she was broken into half. It is still not known exactly what happened that led to her sinking. One theory is that the ship was hit by three rogue waves in quick succession. Called "the three sisters", Capt. Cooper on the Anderson reported two large waves, possibly a third, heading in the direction of the Fitzgerald at about 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 10. Other theories include the cargo hold flooding due to ineffective hatch closures, the ship unknowingly shoaling or grounding on the Six Fathom Shoal, and a complete structural failure of the ship. The Fitzgerald remains the largest ship to sink on the Great Lakes. A few weeks after the sinking, Gordon Lightfoot read Newsweek's Nov. 24, 1975 article about the sinking. He saw the ship's name was misspelled and believed this dishonored those lost. So he wrote The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Released on his 1976 album Summertime Dream, it became one of Lightfoot's most popular songs. The song hit #1 in Canada and the United States. Learn more about the sinking by listen/reading my episode about it 👇 canadaehx.com/2022/01/08/the… If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu Sources: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum: shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzger… National Weather Service: weather.gov/mqt/fitz_fitza National Museum of the Great Lakes: nmgl.org/fitzgerald50 Detroit Historical Society: detroithistorical.org/learn/online-r…

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@DrHawken Fun times

The ‘downtown’ city school bus stop is at our house. Get to tell all the kids that the buses are cancelled.

@MadelnCanada Yes , but summers here are amazing.

Tell me where in Canada you’re from without telling me…

‘You have to advocate for yourself’: Woman shares story of near-death experience in Winnipeg hospital ER ctvnews.ca/health/article…

@SteveCoville @MIHomeYGK Seems typical for the first snow, yes?

@MIHomeYGK at least 7 accidents in the last 30 minutes on the 401 #ygk #hwy401

🚒🚔🚑 Collision on 401EB approaching Montreal St.

@SteveCoville @WeatherLandG My favourite time not to go anywhere.

@WeatherLandG From Kingston to Cornwall.. Hwy 401 is going to be a mess. #HWY401 #FreezingRain #ONStorm

Freezing rain likely late this afternoon and tonight. What: Threat of freezing rain and ice pellets. Ice accretion of 1 to 2 mm. Snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm. When: This afternoon and tapering off overnight. #onstorm #xbrwx

@Spothe 🤮

Was thinking of going to Gimil this week, but, ummm..that's a HARD NO for me!!

@Spothe I don’t know why a male would even try to do that.

Having creepy men trying to mansplain women's reproductive health to me, like I don't know, is quite the vibe. Lol

@HeatherWellsCBC @environmentca What is the seasonal temperature?

Last day of March and Winnipeg's still cooler than seasonal, but slowly warming up. Sunny Monday with a high of zero. A breezy 3 degrees tomorrow @environmentca #cbcmb

@SteveCoville I hope you all weather the storm!

Freezing drizzle in Kingston #ygk #icestorm #onstorm KTYX - Precipitation Depiction, 23:30

@gator_gum Always a good laugh.

Lol, this tweet touched a nerve with the Reply Brigade. Lol!

@Spothe ….and frozen solid.

Golden hour in Winnipeg

@SteveCoville The radar looked steady but not heavy, I guess. I think Toronto got it worse. Does environment Canada not report precipitation amounts anymore?

@Mootz613 Yeah seems it's underwhelming us again. It will be debatable whether we even see 20 cm in the morning.

2 day total from 130 pm Saturday is 17 cm at 430 pm Sunday in Westbrook #ygkwx #ygk #ONStorm

@DrHawken LOL

That’s where I store my fucks. And sometimes my amphetamines.

@Spothe Nah. You are just enjoying the moment.

I just sat down for some afternoon tea. I am officially old.

@thenfb @CraigBaird @DEADLINE I loved the original!

🚗💨 BIG NEWS! “The Mad Canadian,” daredevil Ken Carter, is getting a new movie inspired by the #NFB doc THE DEVIL AT YOUR HEELS! Stream the original for free here → bit.ly/3qxxh6d Read @DEADLINE's exclusive report below. ⤵️