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    RIP Gordon Lightfoot

    Colleagues, Lets raise a glass to Gordon Lightfoot, one of the best song writers and singers of our time. I have had the pleasure of seeing him and the fabulous musicians he worked with namely Red Shea and Rick Haines a couple of times. Always entertaining, his casual banter with the audience and musicians, and his craft giving us a quality product whether live or recorded. Quality tunes and intelligent lyrics, rather than the gum popping stupidity that passes today. Rather than go on, Here's to you Gord. Thankyou for all the great tunes and lyrics you have given us. ED
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    Well said RIP

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    I saw this on a friend's page today - it happened Last night, Weds May 3rd

    Split Rock Lighthouse honored Gordon Lightfoot with beacon lighting
    Dan KrakerDuluth May 3, 2023 1:02 PM

    The beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore was lit Wednesday night from 9 to 11 p.m. to honor the late singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died Monday at the age of 84.
    Lightfoot’s song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” — about the 1975 sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in the frigid waters of Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members — has played an outsized role in the programming and number of people who visit the historic site north of Two Harbors, Minn.
    Years ago, former Split Rock Lighthouse site manager Lee Radzak was driving home on Nov. 10 — the anniversary of the sinking — when Lightfoot’s song came on the radio.
    Radzak felt so moved by what he heard that he turned on the beacon when he arrived back at the lighthouse, recounted current lighthouse site manager Hayes Scriven.
    And that started an annual commemoration of the tragedy every Nov. 10 at the lighthouse.

    Every year since 1985, the names of the crew members are read as a ship’s bell tolls 29 times. Then it tolls once more, in memory of all lost mariners, as the lighthouse beacon shines out over the lake.

    “And it was all because (Radzak) heard Gordon Lightfoot’s song all those years back,” said Scriven. “We thought it would be a fitting tribute to light it in honor of Gordon.”

    Scriven said the song has not only had an impact on the historic site’s programming, but also on how many people visit. He estimates that up to 40 percent of people who come to the lighthouse are drawn at least in part by the lore of the shipwreck and Lightfoot’s iconic song.

    “In the summer, every few days we’re hearing ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ playing on people’s phones as they’re walking through, people humming the tune,” Scriven said.
    “That song has had a tremendous impact on our visitors and program, with people coming here to learn more about Great Lakes shipping.”

    The historic site and visitor center was closed during Wednesday night’s beacon lighting. Scriven recommends viewing the beacon from the Lake Superior shoreline in the state park.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Robh3606 View Post
    Well said RIP
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    Quote Originally Posted by hjames View Post
    I saw this on a friend's page today - it happened Last night, Weds May 3rd
    Thanks for sharing.

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    One of the best comments to Gordon Lightfoot by Rick Beato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iw7Jei8XOo
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