Lunch & Learn: All aboard the Christmas Tree Ship!
Date & Time:
December 4
11:15 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Village on the Square Community Room
Price: $16
Author Rochelle Pennington has written two books detailing one of the most well-known shipwrecks of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan’s Christmas Tree Ship, which delivered holiday evergreens to the citizens of Chicago each Christmas season before it went to the bottom of the lake fully loaded with trees. The captain’s wife, Barbara, along with their three daughters, then carried on for over twenty years afterward in honor of “Captain Santa” and in the spirit of everything he believed in. The ship is still loaded with cargo today and is a popular Great Lakes dive site.
Join us for an informative, fascinating and heartwarming holiday program!
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time: Lunch at 11:15am | Presentation at 12:30pm
Location: Village on the Square | 314 East Village, Dousman, WI 53118
Cost: $16 per person
Lunch Seating begins at 11am in River’s Edge Restaurant. The presentation begins promptly at 12:30pm.
A free presentation without lunch will be offered in the Holz Pavilion Theater at 2pm. No registration required for the 2pm showing.
Space is limited — register today to reserve your seat!
(Registration closes Thursday, November 27)
Link straight to registration: https://threepillars.salsalabs.org/lunchlearndec2025?page=register
Residents – please sign up in the portal.
Menu ~
Green Bean & Radish Salad
With applewood smoked bacon and sour cream dressing.
Swedish Meatballs
Beef and pork meatballs in creamy gravy, served with mashed potato, pickled cucmbers and lingonberry preserves.
Sticky Toffee Pudding
With brandy, dates, and whipped cream.
Please alert dining services at (262) 965-7231 regarding any food allergies so we can provide appropriate accommodation.
Learn more about the Author and the story
Christmas Tree Ship Book | Midwestern USA – Rochelle Pennington
