Daniel Patrick Maleska, 32, vanished during an annual fishing and camping trip near Gunflint Lake in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He was last seen in the early hours of May 25, 1987, after traveling from his home in Princeton to join his brother and 13 other men for the long-running outing. Experienced outdoorsmen, the group discovered Maleska’s canoe later floating on the water with his fishing gear undisturbed inside.

Extensive searches of the lake and surrounding forest turned up no sign of Maleska. He had known medical issues, a detail that raised additional concern about his safety at the time. Theories range from accidental drowning to the possibility he staged his own disappearance, but there is no concrete evidence supporting those ideas. The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek information that might explain what happened.

If anyone was on that trip or remembers seeing Daniel near Gunflint Lake in late May 1987, please share what you know.