In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Rouse Simmons' sinking, author Rochelle Pennington will visit the North Point Lighthouse to retell the story of the Christmas Tree Ship and show ...

Regardless of the catastrophe that led to the sinking of the Rouse Simmons, the story remains as one we are proud to share. Schuenemann’s widow, Barbara, and his oldest daughter continued the ...

100 years ago a terrible storm on Lake Michigan was responsible for the sinking of the Rouse Simmons, otherwise known as the Christmas Tree Ship. The ship loaded with Christmas trees and headed ...

Before the Rouse Simmons was an aging ... of a few boards on her stern that were sprung as air evacuated the sinking hull.” In the days following the ship’s disappearance, clues were slow ...

It's recreating a Christmas journey that became a tragic Great Lakes legend when the Rouse Simmons - known as "The Christmas Tree Ship" - sank in a November 1912 storm off the coast of Two Rivers ...

The Rouse Simmons was located in October 1971 by a Wisconsin scuba diver. The sinking of the Christmas Tree Ship marked the beginning of the end for schooners carrying trees across Lake Michigan.

The anniversary of her sinking was Nov. 23. This year marked 109 years since the loss of Rouse Simmons. In honor of Capt. Schuenemann and his generosity, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on Saturday ...

The three-masted fishing schooner “Rouse Simmons.” Mrs. Barbara Schuenemann, left, widow of Captain Herman Schuenemann, has continued his business of transporting Christmas trees from Michigan ...

Captain Herman Schuenemann and two crewmen on the deck of the "Christmas Tree Ship" called the Rouse Simmons.Wisconsin Historical Society; Wisconsin Sea Grant ...

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 ...

The Chicago History Museum will host a free performance and presentation featuring artifacts from the Rouse Simmons at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 in the Rubloff Auditorium. And Tuesday the crew of the Coast ...