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Photo Mosaic of the Rouse Simmons
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Underwater, overhead view of the wreck of the schooner Rouse Simmons (also known as the Christmas Tree ship). The masts of the schooner are laying on the lake bed near the bow, while other debris surrounds the ship. The planks that make up the deck of the ship are loose and scattered, but the wreck remains largely intact.
January 20, 2012
Thomsen, Tamara L.
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The Stern of the Rouse Simmons
September 29, 2005
Underwater view of an archaeologist swimming past the stern of the Rouse Simmons (also known as the Christmas tree ship). Except for the masts, the schooner remains largely intact. Debris surrounds...
The Christmas Tree Ship
May 1, 2014
Underwater view of the bow of the Rouse Simmons with a Christmas tree placed on it. Local divers, every year (typically on the date the Rouse Simmons sank) place an evergreen tree on the bow of the...
The Bow of the Rouse Simmons
July 16, 2007
Underwater view of two archaeologists surveying and investigating the bow of the Rouse Simmons (also known as the Christmas Tree ship). One person is swimming directly over the bow, while the other...
The Schooner Rouse Simmons
August 2006
Archaeological site plan of the schooner Rouse Simmons. The wreck is drawn in great detail, showing the damage to the deck, along with the broken masts and rigging. On the left is a map scale and n...
Wrecked Scow Schooner Silver Lake
August 10, 2008
Underwater view of the wrecked scow schooner Silver Lake. The ship remains largely intact, but it is split in half where it was run over by the Pere Marquette prior to its sinking. An anchor is res...
Port Side of the Shipwreck Home
2005
Underwater view of the port side of the wreck of the schooner Home.
