I saw the one in the Northwest in February 1979, and my wife and I traveled to Oregon to see the 2017 eclipse. We thought about going over to Arkansas for the one this April, but I don’t think that’ll be possible. Oh, well, there’ll be another total eclipse visible from parts of the continental U.S. in August of 2044, and I’ll only be 89 then.
In 1979 the forecast for Winnipeg was overcast right up to the wee hours of the morning of the eclipse. As for 2044, I’ll be a few years older then you. I’m not counting on seeing it.