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By Joel Seewald, May 31, 2017
The Christmas Tree Ship Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Thompson — The Christmas Tree Ship —
On unnamed road 0.1 miles east of U.S. 2, on the right when traveling east.
Captain Herman Schuenemann was born in Algoma, Wisconsin in 1895 to German immigrants. He began his career on the Great Lakes at an early age. He married Miss Barbara Schindel on April 9, 1891, and they had three daughters, Elsie and twins, Hazel . . . — — Map (db m105327) HM
2 ► Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Rivers — Schooner Rouse Simmons — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
On Zlatnik Drive at Pierce Street, on the right when traveling east on Zlatnik Drive.
Type: Wooden schooner, three-masted Built: 1868, Allen McClelland and Company, Milwaukee Sank: November 23, 1912 Length: 124’ Beam: 27’ Cargo: Lumber, wood products, Christmas trees Depth of Wreckage: 165’ Lives lost: 16 Listed on . . . — — Map (db m56033) HM
3 ► Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Algoma — Christmas Tree Ship Point —
Near Steele Street at Lake Street.
52 Schooners transporting Christmas trees to Milwaukee and Chicago passed this point in the 1800's. Captain Herman Schuenemann of the Christmas Tree Ship, "Rouse Simmons", was born in Algoma. One of the 52 schooners, "Lady Ellen" is located . . . — — Map (db m38986) HM
4 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Thompson, Thompson Township — S696 — Christmas Tree Ship / Thompson —
On unnamed road 0.1 miles east of U.S. 2, on the right when traveling east.
Christmas Tree Ship The Rouse Simmons was one of the last schooners on the Great Lakes. Built in 1868 to carry lumber, the three-masted vessel became Chicago's "Christmas Tree Ship" when Herman Schuenemann purchased an . . . — — Map (db m105291) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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