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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Hunka, Ron |
| Title, Analytic | The Christmas Tree Ship: The Story of Captain Santa -- The Tragic Final Voyage of the Rouse Simmons |
| Journal Title | The Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society) |
| Date of Publication | Spring 2010 |
| Volume ID | 32 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 43-45, ill. |
| ISSN | 0730-3106 |
| Abstract | Herman Schuenemann (born in the German-American community of Ahnapee, now Algoma, Wisconsin) was one of twenty-four sailing ship captains who participated in the trade of Christmas trees on Lake Michigan. Known as "Captain Santa," Schuenemann would also donate trees to orphanages and the poor, as well as to hotels and churches. This article tells of the sinking of Schuenemann's ship, the Rouse Simmons, in November of 1912. Heavily laden with Christmas trees bound for Chicago, the ship was last sighted in a strong gale off Kewaunee, Wisconsin. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Ships/ Schuenemann, Herman/ Christmas/ Business & Industry/Shipwrecks -- Michigan, Lake -- History |