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Coast Guard retraces doomed Christmas Tree Ship route, brings 1,200 trees from Michigan to Chicago
The U.S. Coast Guard once again has delivered a boat-load of holiday cheer from Northern Michigan to Chicago families while retracing the route of the ill-fated Christmas Tree Ship. By delivering ...
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Remembering the Christmas tree ship
Word would trickle along the docks, its festive message proclaiming to the streets above: “The ‘Christmas Tree Ship’ is here!” The three-masted fishing schooner “Rouse Simmons.” ...
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Christmas Tree Ship arrives at Navy Pier with 1,200 trees for Chicago families
CHICAGO (CBS) --A U.S. Coast Guard ship carrying 1,200 Christmas trees from Michigan arrived Friday at Navy Pier. The cutter Mackinaw made the annual Christmas Tree Ship voyage to deliver those ...