The ‘Christmas Tree Boat’ Shipwreck That Devastated 1912 Chicagoans
12/18/2023 - By climatecentral.org. Marine archaeologists are beginning to understand what really happened to Captain Santa’s ill-fated ship. THE storm sweeping down from the north had ships running for cover throughout Lake Michigan—among them, a three-masted schooner, the Rouse Simmons, filled with thousands of evergreens. Having harvested its load from the coniferous forests of Michigan’s… SEE MORE