Alyssa and Captain Scoot from the maritime podcast ⁠ShipWrekt⁠ go back to the early 1900’s when schooners lined the main branch of the Chicago River selling Christmas trees and boating fatalities were the norm.

Show Notes:

⁠National Archives: The Christmas Tree Ship⁠

⁠ABC 7: US Coast Guard 'Christmas Ship' makes annual tree delivery at Chicago's Navy Pier⁠

⁠Block Club Chicago: Chicago’s Christmas Ship Docks At Navy Pier With Over 1,200 Trees For Chicago Families⁠

⁠Christmas Tree Ship History⁠

⁠Wisconsin Shipwrecks: The Rouse Simmons⁠

⁠Trailer for The Christmas Schooner⁠

⁠National Marine Sanctuary“Captain Santa” and the story of the Christmas Tree Ship Foundation:⁠

⁠The Historic Christmas Tree Ship: A True Story of Faith, Hope And Lov⁠e

⁠PBS Wisconsin: The Christmas Tree Ship⁠

⁠Charles Hackley⁠

Episodes Mentioned:

⁠Oh Malort! Eastland Episode

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