'Christmas Tree Ship' delivers more than 1,000 trees at Navy Pier for families in need Ada S. McKinley Community Services will distribute the trees to organizations that will give them to 1,200 ...

The U.S. Coast Guard once again has delivered a boat-load of holiday cheer from Northern Michigan to Chicago families while retracing the route of the ill-fated Christmas Tree Ship. By delivering ...

LAKE MICHIGAN – The shipwreck legend of Michigan’s famed “Christmas Tree Ship” remains shrouded in equal parts myth and mystery. But what we do know is this: 110 years ago this week, that ...

Christmas trees set to be harvested in WNC didn't suffer major damage during Helene. But growers worry about how road conditions may impact shipping.

The "Christmas Ship" has delivered 30,000 trees over the years, making the mighty Mackinaw a beacon of light and joy ahead of the holidays. Report a correction or typo.

The Rouse Simmons, known as the Christmas Tree Ship, vanished off the coast of Two Rivers on Nov. 23, 1912. It was laden with evergreens destined for Chicago’s holiday celebrations.

Nowadays, Arneson says, huge commercial competitors from across the country ship trees to big-box stores where trees are often less vetted and cheaper. Home Depot outlets in Chicago, for example ...

Christmas Tree Ship returns alongside East Toledo Holiday Parade on Saturday Santa will dock at the National Museum of the Great Lakes for a full day of fun as trees are given out to families in ...

Quinn admits that farming Christmas trees has some environmental impacts. Farmers use tractors in the field and ship trees by truck. But even if the trees are imported from as far as Canada, ...