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The Christmas Tree Ship: The Story of Captain Santa
The Christmas Tree Ship The Story of Captain Santa Author:Charles Vickery (Illustrator), Rochelle M. Pennington Every year Captain Herman Schuenemann and his 'Christmas Tree Ship' would bring a load of fresh Christmas trees from Michigan to Chicago. But in 1912, the fully loaded ship was unable to withstand a winter storm and sank in Lake Michigan near Two Rivers, Wisconsin.