Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre Pinault and Seaman Phillip Gilbert, crew members on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder, homeported in Duluth, Minn., smile while they help carry Christmas trees from the Alder's buoy deck to trucks waiting near the Navy Pier, Dec. 3, 2011. The crew of the Alder acted as Chicago's "Christmas Ship," a role normally occupied by the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener.