DETROIT, Mich. (WRN) — Relics from the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald will be up for auction.
The DuMouchelle Art Galleries in Detroit are auctioning off a life ring and a wooden plank from the cargo freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975.
The orange life ring features “S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald” in white stenciled lettering and is estimated to fetch between $15,000 and $20,000 at auction. The relics, believed to be from a lifeboat, were loaned to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan in 1988.
Maritime collectors can view and bid on the items by visiting the DuMouchelle Art Gallery’s website.