© Photographed September 11 and 12, 2016
Erected 1979
Sculptor: William Frost, University of Wisconsin
Barker's Island, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
46.722895,-92.062284
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Dedicated to the Seamen of the Great Lakes
I challenge the deep
as God as my helmsman
courage my vessel,
and the love of those
who wait on shore,
my strength.
as God as my helmsman
courage my vessel,
and the love of those
who wait on shore,
my strength.
John Frank Leido
The statue is located on Barker's Island, just off U.S. 2, at or near 333 Marina Drive, Superior, Wisconsin 54880.
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald was the impetus for the creation of this statue.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald Online
Wikipedia: SS Edmund Fitzgerald
See also, Marker 205: S.S. Meteor, Last of the Whalebacks, also at this location.
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald was the impetus for the creation of this statue.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald Online
Wikipedia: SS Edmund Fitzgerald
See also, Marker 205: S.S. Meteor, Last of the Whalebacks, also at this location.
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