Hopefully this will be the third one I’ve seen. The first was when I was 12 (I think - around 1961) when I saw it from Athens, ME. The crowds were all in Bar Harbor which went overcast. Then in 1979 I flew with a small group (3) to Winnepeg. The sky cleared right before first contact.
You were at the Winnipeg one too? Wow....memories. Our group of about 15 or so was a group of American and Canadians and I will never forget it. I thought I was nuts at the time but it was so so worth it. Even in freezing February. :)