Larry Edward Franklin, 47, was last seen September 23, 2003, leaving the Grand Portage Lodge in Minnesota intending to drive to Cloquet and call his family when he arrived. He never made that call. Larry is described as a white male, about five feet six inches, 115 pounds, with light brown balding hair, brown eyes, and glasses. He was believed to be wearing blue jeans, a t-shirt, a bright blue nylon jacket, tennis shoes, a St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap, and carrying a black canvas fanny pack.

Some time after he was last seen, his vehicle was found abandoned at Jay Cooke State Park outside Cloquet. He had mentioned plans to go hiking, which made the location of the car particularly significant. Extensive searches of the rugged, densely wooded park were conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office but produced no trace of Larry or his belongings, and the trail went cold.

The circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear. If anyone saw Larry on or after September 23, 2003, or has information about his movements or his vehicle at Jay Cooke State Park, please come forward.