Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw reenacts Chicago maritime holiday tradition
A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw offloads one of the 1,200 Christmas trees onto Navy Pier in Chicago, Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Master Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)
CHICAGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and the Chicago’s Christmas Ship Committee partnered to reenact a Chicago tradition dating back to the late 1800s, Dec. 1 and 2, at Navy Pier.
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Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw continues “Christmas Ship” tradition
Christmas Ship 2009 - USCG file photoCLEVELAND – The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), acting as the “Christmas Tree Ship”, is scheduled to arrive at Chicago’s Navy Pier for a two-day event, starting Friday at 8 a.m. to distribute Christmas trees to more than a thousand deserving families.
The distribution of the holiday trees to trucks from community organizations will begin off the...
Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw coninues Christmas Ship tradition
CHICAGO – The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), acting as the “Christmas Tree Ship”, is scheduled to arrive at Chicago’s Navy Pier for a two-day event, starting Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 at 8 a.m. to distribute Christmas trees to more than a thousand families in need.
Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw resumes “Christmas Tree Ship”
CHICAGO – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30) will arrive here, Friday, with a delivery of 1,000 Christmas trees that will be provided to needy families at the Navy Pier in downtown during a public ceremony Dec. 6, 2008, at 10 a.m.
