This year Twenty-eighth Annual Christmas Tree Ship Holiday Dinner will be Thursday, December 11 at the Milwaukee Yacht Club.
The dinner, which is put on by the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society will feature a talk by Fred Neuschel, the author of Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships. He will share his stories of the every day life of camaraderie, drudgery, ambition and adventure that the captains and crews of the ships shared with the communities that thrived along Lake Michigan.
The event is $32.00 a person, and starts at 6:00 p.m. For more information, or to make reservations for the dinner call (414) 286-3074.