"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Fitchburg, WI
Presenter: Steve Ackerman
Event Details
Date
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time
7 p.m.
Location
2975 Sub-Zero Pkwy, Fitchburg, WI 53719-8801, United States
Description
This is a free, in-person event hosted on November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM CDT in Fitchburg, WI. There is no registration necessary for this event. A virtual option will be available to members after the event.
We explore the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald from perspectives of the weather, the ship and the song by Gordon Lightfoot.
Steve Ackerman moved to Wisconsin in 1987, accepting a research scientist position in the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC).
We explore the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald from perspectives of the weather, the ship and the song by Gordon Lightfoot.
Steve Ackerman moved to Wisconsin in 1987, accepting a research scientist position in the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC).
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-7793 or email badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, October 30, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.