Here on the Maine-New Brunswick border, we've grown accustomed to seeing the occasional traveler take up position along the northeastern shore of Moose Island and stare out across the water. We know ...

For hundreds of years, people off the coast of Maine have noted a large whirlpool known as “Old Sow.” It’s the biggest whirlpool in the western hemisphere, and exhibits a lot of weird behaviors ...

Whirlpools are formed by the combination of strong currents, narrow channels, and rapidly changing underwater topography. Dangerous whirlpools are rare and require currents of 10 knots or more. Small, ...