On this day, 29 ships were either damaged or lost during a winter gale on Lake Superior.
Source : Pasty Central Day in History, November 28
However, many think the greatest storm ever to occur on the Great Lakes happened between November 7-12, 1913. It caused over 40 shipwrecks and cost at least 235 lives. See YouTube video
Also see Freshwater Fury: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, Michigan In Pictures, November 7, 2009.