SEVEN SURVIVED LAKE SUPERIOR

January 6, 1924, dawned bitterly cold on North America’s inland sea. Lake Superior doesn’t give up its dead, but this day the seven men of the commercial fishing vessel Thomas Friant fought for their lives and denied the Grim Reaper a victory. Having won the battle of the waves, the crew faced another worthy opponent, Mother Nature, who tried her best to defeat them. This is the true story of the sinking of the Friant, yes, but it is also the story of a time when the ships were of wood, and the men were of steel. This is a story of three fishermen from Cornucopia, Wisconsin walking in on their own funeral.