Christmas Ship 2011 - U.S. Coast guard photo

LAKE MICHIGAN - Coast Guard Cmdr. Mary-Ellen Durley, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Alder, and Merchant Marine Capt. George Lisner, a member of the Chicago Christmas Ship executive committee, throw a wreath over the side early on the morning of Nov. 30, 2011, while passing over the site where the Rouse Simmons, Chicago's original Christmas Ship, sank in 1912. The Alder's crew is continuing the tradition, transporting trees to be distributed to deserving Chicago-area families by charity groups. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.