The exact cause of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking is still a mystery, but the lasting legacy is this: There were more than 6,000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes in the century prior to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Not one commercial vessel has sunk since.
In honor of Veteran’s Day, host Steve Staruch speaks to Bruce Gleason, a Minnesota native and U.S. Army Veteran, about his latest book, ‘Cold War Cadence: A Musician’s Berlin Memoir,’ where he recounts the fall of the Berlin Wall. Listen now.
JOSEPH, comprised of Natalie and Meegan Closner, will perform at The Current’s 21st Anniversary with Brigitte Calls Me Baby and Colin Bracewell at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. They stopped by the The Current’s Morning Show to speak with host Jill Riley.
