A 1909 photo of Captain Herman Schuenemann, center, Mr. Colberg, right, and W. L. Vanaman, left, standing among Christmas trees on a ship. A century ago, a Christmas tradition in Chicago turned fro… ...

With her cargo hold crammed with trees, and others stacked up to 8 feet high on her deck, some say the Rouse Simmons looked like a floating forest when she pulled away from Thompson, Michigan ...

CHEBOYGAN — The Cheboygan community will soon be shipping Christmas cheer to Chicago, and the Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for around 700 more holiday cards to add to the ...

The Rouse Simmons, also known as the Christmas Tree Ship, sank on November 23rd back in 1912 after a violent storm on Lake Michigan.It was last seen off the coast of Two Rivers. It was bound for ...

The Christmas Tree Ship nickname dates back to the Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner that sunk in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1912 with a cargo of Christmas trees.

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A special delivery will soon be heading to Chicago. On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw was loaded with its annual shipment of 1,200 Christmas ...

'Christmas Tree Ship' delivers more than 1,000 trees at Navy Pier for families in need Ada S. McKinley Community Services will distribute the trees to organizations that will give them to 1,200 ...

The Christmas Tree Ship nickname dates back to the Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner that sunk in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1912 with a cargo of Christmas trees.

The Rouse Simmons, also known as the Christmas Tree Ship, sank on November 23rd back in 1912 after a violent storm on Lake Michigan. It was last seen off the coast of Two Rivers. It was bound for ...