By Chris Winters

Fitting out the CASON J. CALLAWAY at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, March 2011. 

The CASON J. CALLAWAY was built in 1952 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge, Michigan, for the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of the United States Steel Corporation.  She was commissioned on September 16, 1952 and became Vessel No. 64 of the Pittsburgh Steamship fleet.   Today she sails as part of the Great Lakes Fleet.

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.