The Christmas Tree Ship is a favorite story for U.P. and Chicago residents, and it's one that's still honored today. For the hundredth anniversary of the ship's sinking, a Wisconsin historian is retelling the story.
Excerpt: November 22 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Rouse Simmons, the famous Milwaukee-made Christmas Tree Ship that sailed Lake Michigan delivering trees from the Upper Peninsula to Chicago every holiday season.
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Source: On Milwaukee.com
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