By Chris Winters

Recaulking the hull of the schooner DENIS SULLIVAN during winter haul-out at the Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, November, 2009.  

The DENIS SULLIVAN was Milwaukee’s own three-masted schooner built at our lakefront and launched in 2000.  She was sold by Discovery World in 2022 to the World Ocean School and is docked in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Chris Winters is a Trustee and Vice President of the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society, a well-known author and has been a photojournalist for over 25 years.  He and his cameras have enjoyed a privileged glimpse into the lives of merchant mariners aboard some of the Great Lakes best-known and best-loved vessels.