In 1912, a Christmas tradition in Chicago turned from joy to grief when the Rouse Simmons, the Christmas tree ship, sank in Lake Michigan, taking her beloved captain and his crew with her.

The weather was perfect and it was a great day filled with holiday cheer, performances, tours, and remembrance of the Christmas Tree Ship before, the Rouse Simmons.” While pulled up in Chicago ...

The Rouse Simmons, known as the Christmas Tree Ship, vanished off the coast of Two Rivers on Nov. 23, 1912. It was laden with evergreens destined for Chicago’s holiday celebrations. For 59 years ...

The voyage followed the route of the original Christmas Tree Ship, the Rouse Simmons, which sank in Lake Michigan in 1912 while carrying trees to Chicago. The Mackinaw paused during its trip for a ...

Herman Schuenemann of the Rouse Simmons and his crew reportedly went down near Ahnapee, Wisconsin, with trees on board that were supposed to make it to Chicago. The “Christmas Tree Ship ...

On Nov. 23, 1912, the overloaded Rouse Simmons, carrying 5,000 Christmas trees, foundered in a fierce blizzard off Kewaunee, ...

Herman Schuenemann had become a well-established Christmas tree merchant ... northern Michigan and his ship, the Rouse Simmons, which he used to transport trees to Chicago each year.

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CHEBOYGAN — The Cheboygan community will soon be shipping Christmas cheer to Chicago ... Tree Ship.” The Christmas Tree Ship nickname dates back to the Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner ...