“The ‘Christmas Tree Ship’ is here!” The three-masted fishing schooner “Rouse Simmons.” Mrs. Barbara Schuenemann, left, widow of Captain Herman Schuenemann, has continued his business ...

For years after the Christmas Tree Ship sank, the captain’s wife, Barbara Schuenemann, and her daughters continued to sell evergreens along the Chicago pier. They initially used schooners ...

A ship is on its way to share some Christmas spirit for local families. Kris Habermel explains more from Navy Pier. More than 120 House Democrats send letter to Biden urging him to ratify Equal ...

Herman Schuenemann, who continued using the vessel ... evergreen tree carved in the centre between their names. The Christmas Tree Ship story went dormant until after World War Two, when ...

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 ...