U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Ryan Pros, a boatswain’s mate assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) removes Christmas trees from the fantail of the Mackinaw before distributing them to the Chicago community in Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 6, 2025. For the past 26 years, the Mackinaw has acted as Chicago’s Christmas Tree Ship, delivering trees from Cheboygan, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mary Wysong)