November 10 marks the 50th Anniversary of the mighty Gales of November storm that sent the Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald to a watery grave on the bottom of Lake Superior back in 1975. The late great Gordon Lightfoot introduced the term Gales of November into pop culture with his classic 1976 ballad "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," which tells the tale of her tragic fate.
November 10 is also the 20th Anniversary of the first Annual Gales of November program on KBOO hosted by Jack Bohl, Gordy Euler, and Jonathan Lay way back in 2005. Our Gales of November programs feature our favorite songs about shipwrecks, The Great Lakes, Pacific NW Maritime History, the Graveyard of the Pacific at the mouth of the Columbia River, mermaids, lost sailors, and other nautical mayhem. We keep the mood light despite the serious material!
Don't miss Jack, Gordy, and Jonathan's wildly entertaining return to the KBOO studios for a special LIVE celebration of our 20th annual Gales of November program at 530 am PST on November 10, 2025.