As a tribute, here is Lightfoot’s signature No.1 hit, the song that has a permanent spot on my Spotify playlist…. in front of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

What a blow for Canada, especially after the Maple Leafs finally got past the 1st Round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

R.I.P Gordon, your legend will live on from the Chippewa on down, to the big lake they call Gitchegoomee.