The mystery behind the Marysburgh Vortex

The Weather Network
Natalie Thomas, reporter

August 2, 2012

Most people have heard of the Bermuda Triangle. But few people know that we have a Bermuda Triangle of our own in Lake Ontario.

Many ships have disappeared in the Marysburgh Vortex
 

I was assigned a story on the Marysburgh Vortex - a mysterious part of Eastern Lake Ontario where ships and crews have gone missing. The challenge was it was difficult to find someone to talk about it - until I was led to Canadian author Janet Kellough.

Her family's history in Prince Edward County dates back more than 200 years. She grew up hearing stories about the vortex, and has spent years researching it for herself.

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