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

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 ...

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 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 ...

MANITOWOC – The Christmas Tree Ship the Rouse Simmons will be the focus of a program at Wisconsin Maritime Museum on the anniversary of its disappearance. The Rouse Simmons, known as the ...

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.

at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. The original Chicago Christmas Ship, the Rouse Simmons, was carrying 5,000 trees to Chicago on Nov. 23, 1912 when she and her crew were all lost during a gale. The ...

Museum visits are free. At noon inside the museum, Maritime Historian Ron Luttrell will give a short presentation on the Rouse Simmons Christmas Tree Ship. Santa Claus will be visiting the ...

He came to Chicago from Michigan for more than 30 years with fresh evergreens and wreaths for the holiday season during the late 1800s and early 1900s. On Nov. 23, 1912, Captain Schuenemann was at the ...

At noon inside the Southport Light Station Museum, Maritime Historian Ron Luttrell will give a short presentation on the Rouse Simmons Christmas Tree Ship. Santa Claus will be visiting the ...