Lake Garda,Italy. | World Landscapes

After years of closure, D.L. Bliss State Park in the Lake Tahoe Basin will fully reopen on May 21, 2026. | ABC10

This week marks 50 years since the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great Lakes. William Brangham recently spoke with John U. Bacon, who authored a new book that explores both the tragedy and the enduring legend it inspired. | PBS NewsHour