BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Milwaukee Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Milwaukee Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62c85e72-ea9b-4035-8fa6-78cff6637dbf SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261028T074832Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261215T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261215T183000 SUMMARY:The November 1912 Gale LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Library;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central Library:geo:43.039335,-87.922309 GEO:43.039335;-87.922309 DESCRIPTION:Presented by Steve Ackerman\, Professor\, Department of Atmosp heric and Oceanic Studies\, with Milwaukee Public Library\, Wisconsin Mari ne Historical Society\, and Milwaukee Community Sailing Center..\nhttps:// mpl.libnet.info/event/17714358 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

On November 23\, 1912\, the three-masted s chooner Rouse Simmons was bound for Chicago. It carried a full ca rgo of Christmas trees harvested from Michigan&rsquo\;s Upper Peninsula. T he schooner\, which was known as the Christmas Tree Ship\, floundered off Two Rivers\, Wisconsin and sank during a November gale. There were no surv ivors. With no eyewitnesses of the sinking\, speculations as to what happe ned to The Christmas Tree Ship blossomed. The November gale certainly play ed a role.

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Weather is of interest to everyone and important to mos t. The U.S. Weather Bureau\, a predecessor today&rsquo\;s National Weather Service\, was the U.S. government agency responsible for weather forecast s\, warnings\, and meteorological data in 1912. The advancement of operati onal meteorology began during the 19th century. This advancement coincided with the ability to rapidly collect and coordinate weather observations f rom distant locations\, and to plot and analyze the weather in a central l ocation.

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In this talk\, Dr. Steve Ackerman will explore the wreck of the Rouse Simmons from the perspectives of the weather\, the s hip\, and its cargo. Steve Ackerman is an Emeritus Professor with the Depa rtment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences\, and Former Vice Chancellor fo r Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Recognition awards include the American Meteorological Society Teaching Ex cellence Award and a UW-Madison Chancellor&rsquo\;s Award for Distinguishe d Teaching. He is also a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal.

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Artifacts of the Rouse Simmons from the Library's Special Collections and Archives will be on display for viewing during thi s presentation. Milwaukee Public Library presents this program in collabor ation with the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society and the Milwaukee Commu nity Sailing Center: "Our mission is to promote sailing and make Lake Mich igan available to everyone in the Milwaukee community through quality prog ramming."

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