D&D General Ed Greenwood and the SS Edmund Fitzgerald - A theory

[TravDoc42]

Today marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior, claiming all 29 souls aboard. This tragedy was immortalized by Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, in his iconic classic, "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".

With this anniversary coming up, and with the new Forgotten Realms books out, a potentially baseless theory entered my mind. You see, the east coast of the Moonshae Isles is defined by "Whitefish Bay", a body of water that shares a name with one name dropped in Lightfoot's song. "The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they put 15 more miles behind her".

Ed Greenwood was born in Toronto, which might lend credence to the theory that the shared names aren't a coincidence. I have no way of knowing, but I do know that Ed likes answering questions. If anyone knows, or can get a hold of him to ask, I would appreciate an answer to this mystery!

Thanks!

 

[Parmandur]

I seriously doubt it, because yhe Moonshae Isles were not part of Greenwood's Forgotten Realms: they were grafted in from a cancelled TSR UK Settijg, and were created by Douglas Niles. Douglas Noles was from Southeastern Eisconsin, sonit is more likely named after Whitefish Bay n Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee.

 

[TravDoc42]

I seriously doubt it, because yhe Moonshae Isles were not part of Greenwood's Forgotten Realms: they were grafted in from a cancelled TSR UK Settijg, and were created by Douglas Niles. Douglas Noles was from Southeastern Eisconsin, sonit is more likely named after Whitefish Bay n Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee.

Ohh, I didn't know that!! Thanks for letting me know, that makes sense!!

 

[sevenbastard]

Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot

The greatest thing to ever come out of Canada. Seriously why he isn't on the currency boggles the mind.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

There’s a good chance someone who lived in Wisconsin has heard that song. Most Minnesotans I know have. Folks in the Great Lakes states get that song in our heads every November.

 

[Parmandur]

There’s a good chance someone who lived in Wisconsin has heard that song. Most Minnesotans I know have. Folks in the Great Lakes states get that song in our heads every November.

Yeah, certainly bot impossible that was part of the soup.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

The greatest thing to ever come out of Canada. Seriously why he isn't on the currency boggles the mind.

I will not stand for this Marshall McLuhan slander