1 Captain Santa, 5000 Trees, Zero Survival Instincts | The Rouse Simmons, Christmas Tree Ship

In 1912, Chicago’s beloved “Captain Santa” ignored numerous red flags and loaded his ship, the "Rouse Simmons" with thousands of Christmas trees and tried to beat a storm back to his destination… Why? The man was on a mission. Unfortunately, that mission was cursed from the start. And yes, there is now an alleged ghost ship continuing his mission. But honestly, this episode isn't really about that, sorry Jr. Binkers. The details of how we got there are more interesting (and honestly more abundant). But stick around for an alternate form of spookiness on this episode of Ghost Binkers!

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Ghouly Bites

Main Source (https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/christmas-tree-ship/)

Extra info (https://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/shipwrecks-great-lakes-rouse-simmons-christmas-tree-ship)

More Extra Info (https://www.hauntedrockford.com/the-ghost-ship-of-lake-michigan/)

Schooner Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooner)

Why Friday is Bad Luck (https://www.seaofthieves.com/community/forums/topic/67290/superstitions-of-the-sea-fridays/2)

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