July 14, 1980 saw the departure of another Canadian Canoe Trip. Led by trippers Mike “Rosie” Rosenfeld and Rob Schiller, campers Steve Shacter, Drew Sterling, Marc Manlin, Bill Clark, Pete Sonneborn, Paul Rosenblum, and Eric Kulakow ventured out into the wilderness.

Their first stop was a bunkhouse fifteen miles north of Ely, Minnesota. They turned in early that night in anticipation of the hard day ahead.

Canoeing began early the next morning as they headed toward their destination on the south arm of Knife Lake.

On their way they stopped at Dorothy’s Root Beer Island where they drank homemade Root Beer and ate candy bars.

The next day it rained and the group was forced to stay in their tents.

Eddie Falls was the next stop, and here the group was greeted by two to three hundred foot cliffs.

They stayed at Knife Lake until Friday, July 18. This day must have been the all-time worst of any Canadian; it rained all day, and the canoeing went on. The first views of Canada came at about 5:00pm..

Sunday Lake was the highlight of the trip. The campsite was literally a scene taken right from a storybook. A small creek ran through the site, and cliffs surrounded the area. Here is where the trippers stayed, until July 22nd, when they had to start to make their way back to Ely.

Unfortunately, however, they were forced to cross the feared North Portage, known to cause great pain. This was accomplished, nevertheless, and the worn-out men returned to the same bunkhouse, culminating the 1980 Canadian Canoe trip.