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110 years ago today, the Great White Hurricane

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November 07, 2023, 07:14 AM
P-220
110 years ago today, the Great White Hurricane
I became fascinated with this storm several years ago.

https://thumbwind.com/2023/11/...3-great-lakes-storm/

I cannot even imagine the horror these men and women encountered.

Several books about the events of that storm.


Niech Zyje P-220

Steve
November 07, 2023, 09:29 AM
NOCkid
Damn, 248 lives and 19 ships lost. I always think of shipwrecks on Superior but obviously the other Great Lakes have had their share, especially Huron.

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November 07, 2023, 11:17 AM
Jimbo54
quote:
Originally posted by NOCkid:
Damn, 150 lives and 19 ships lost. I always think of shipwrecks on Superior but obviously the other Great Lakes have had their share, especially Huron.


The article claimed that 248 people died, not 150. That's a huge difference. Normally I wouldn't comment on a discrepancy like that but that is too wide to ignore.

Jim


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November 07, 2023, 11:29 AM
NOCkid
Fixed. Sorry Jim, I was apparently asleep at the wheel earlier this morning, thanks for pointing it out.
November 07, 2023, 01:33 PM
YooperSigs
When the "gales of November" arrive, I go down to Presque Isle Park to watch Lake Superior. The power of the lake is amazing. And terrifying too.


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