In late November of 1912, a schooner named the Rouse Simmons, heavily laden with Christmas trees, made its way across Lake Michigan with Chicago as its final destination. Once there, Captain Herman Schuenemann and his family planned, as they had in years past, to decorate the ship with festive lights and sell their trees to eager Chicagoans.
Unfortunately the ship never arrived. It met with a violent winter storm and sunk to the bottom of the lake, along with its captain and crew. My guests are Joan Forsberg and Cris Kohl, maritime historians who specialize in Great Lakes shipwrecks. They share details from their book, “The Christmas Tree Ship”, which has recently been released in audiobook format.
More information about the authors’ work here: www.seawolfcommunications.com/books
The Christmas Tree Ship audiobook.
Charles Huddleston’s Narrator Page.
