MILLINOCKET — The massive ice disk that formed on a Maine river has a baby brother.

Officials at Baxter State Park in northern Maine shared a photo of an ice disk that’s about 30 or 40 feet wide, located in the wilderness more than 200 miles north of much larger disk that formed in Westbrook.

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Video: Spinning in the Presumpscot, this alien-looking ice disk has Westbrook all abuzz

Ranger Dave Loome said the perfect circle of ice stood out Wednesday when he cruised by Nesowdnehunk (Neh-SOUD’-nuh-hunk) Stream on a snowmobile. He snapped a photo that went viral.

The first ice disk, about 100 yards wide, attracted international attention after it was spotted in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook.

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With an assist from a paddler, Westbrook’s famous ice disk gets back in the spin of things

Crowds were mesmerized as the naturally occurring disk spun slowly in Westbrook. It stopped once but a paddle-boarder managed to get it going again.

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