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Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we’ll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!

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Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we’ll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!

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Episodes

FtV - Vermont’s Witch Trial

3/18/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 52 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Pownal, Vermont, to explore the witch trial of the widow Mrs. Krieger. In 1765, the widow Krieger was accused of being in league with the devil. She was given a choice to face one of two horrible tests to see if she was indeed a witch. Though a century had passed since Salem’s infamous trials, belief in New England witches has not gone away. This episode first aired October 14, 2021. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:21:29

The Dream Pond Murders

3/14/2024
In Episode 340 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Dream Pond in Fairfield, Vermont, in search of clues that could solve an 1841 double murder. After Eugene Clifford tragically loses his wife and infant daughter on a stormy day on Fairfield Pond, his neighbor has a profound dream that gnaws at her until she makes a startling discovery. Was it an accident or murder? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-340-the-dream-pond-murders/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:20:54

FtV - A Tombstone Every Mile in the Haunted Haynesville Woods

3/11/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 51 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a drive down Route 2A through Haynesville, Maine, to see a road so treacherous and haunted, it inspired a 1965 country song by Dick Curless. Behind the song, though, are countless stories of vehicle accidents and strange encounters on this road that may cause you to slow down and look twice. Be warned, Jeff brought his guitar on this trip, and Ray may have sung some of Dick Curless’s song. This episode first aired August 12, 2021. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:27:10

Rev. Phelps’ Haunted Mansion

3/7/2024
In Episode 339 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a nightmare on Elm Street in Stratford, Connecticut, where in 1850 Rev. Phelps and his family were plagued by poltergeist and haunting activity so profound it made all the newspapers. Though the mansion was torn down in the 1970s, the story lingers. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-339-rev-phelps-haunted-mansion/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:21:14

FtV – Connecticut’s Melon Heads

3/4/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 50 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger motor down Dracula Drive in Trumbull, Connecticut, in search of the mysterious Melon Heads. These small humanoids with enormous heads have been talked about in southwestern Connecticut for more than half a century. But who are they? Some monster? An alien? Or something else? This episode first aired September 13, 2018. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:24:20

The Burning of the Great Gaspee

2/29/2024
In Episode 338 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the shores of Narragansetts Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island, to the see the site where Rhode Islanders led by John Brown attacked the HMS Gaspee and her overzealous crew in 1772. Could this shot have been the actual first shot fired in the Revolutionary War? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-338-the-burning-of-the-great-gaspee/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:18:29

FtV - The Wizard of Warren, New Hampshire

2/26/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 49 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the small town of Warren, New Hampshire, in search of a missile, a ghost, and a wizard who, according to the history books, tormented a local family during Colonial times. This is one strange trip backed up by historical documents. This episode first aired February 28, 2019. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:20:23

See Maine and See the World

2/22/2024
In Episode 337 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a drive to the intersection of Routes 35 and 5 in Lynchville, Maine, to see a unique road sign giving directions to places like: Norway, Paris, Denmark, Naples, Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Peru, and China – all of them just a few miles away – in Maine. How did that happen? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-337-see-maine-and-see-the-world/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:16:45

FtV - Boston’s Molasses Disaster

2/19/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 48 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the Boston Molasses Disaster of January 15, 1919, that left 21 people dead and 150 injured. What happened and why? Could it have been avoided? This episode first aired January 11, 2018. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:21:13

The Haunted Chase House

2/15/2024
In Episode 336 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger search for ghosts at the historic Chase House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1762 by Stephen Chase, it’s been a private residence, then an orphanage, a private home again, and now a museum. With so much history, it’s no surprise the building is haunted. But who is haunting it and why? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-336-the-haunted-chase-house/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:15:47

FtV - The Beaver Trout of Vermont

2/12/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 47 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger go ice fishing for the legendary beaver trout on Lake Memphremagog in northern Vermont. Since the time of the Civil War anglers have spread the tale of a trout that grows a fur coat to keep warm during the cold winter months. The story and even photos of the fish have been in the newspapers for over a century. Is it just a story, or could there be something more to it? The guys enlist the help of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department on their hunt for the truth. This episode first aired January 16, 2020. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Join us for Zombie Prom - Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7PM in Milford, Massachusetts: https://www.facebook.com/events/1593789218121732/

Duration:00:23:52

Nathan Selee’s Satanic Sawmill

2/8/2024
In Episode 335 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a section of Easton, Massachusetts, that was home to a sawmill back in the 18th century. The mill was owned by Nathan Selee, a local wizard who (according to the town sign) employed satanic imps to run his mill in the dead of night. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-335-nathan-selees-satanic-sawmill/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Join us for Zombie Prom - Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7PM in Milford, Massachusetts: https://www.facebook.com/events/1593789218121732/

Duration:00:16:39

FtV - The Rhode Island Stigmata

2/5/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 46 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the mysteries and legends of stigmata through America’s only reported case: Marie Rose Ferron of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Stigmata occurs when a devoutly religious person mysteriously exhibits the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ — this can include bleeding from the hands, feet, side, and forehead. Marie Ferron was said to exhibit all of the wounds. But was she a bona fide miracle? Or was she used as a pawn by a Rhode Island Bishop? This episode first aired November 2, 2017. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:20:34

Vermont’s Haunted Police Academy

2/1/2024
In Episode 334 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hunt for ghosts at the haunted Police Academy in Pittsford, Vermont. Built as a tuberculosis hospital in 1907, the facility transformed into the state’s police academy in the mid-1970s. They say the police academy is haunted by a former nurse who caught TB and died at the hospital. She’s been said to wander the halls and grounds. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-334-vermonts-haunted-police-academy/ Find out more about Zombie Prom 2024 - February 17th in Milford, Massachusetts, here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1593789218121732/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:20:24

FtV - Three Strange Beasts from the Woods of Maine

1/29/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 45 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hit an old logging camp in the woods of western Maine in search of the Agropelter, the Billdad, and the Tote Road Shagamaw. These legendary creatures have haunted and hunted loggers for decades. Are they just tall tales told around the campfire at the end of the day, or could there be something more to it?This episode first aired March 5, 2020. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:23:59

Connecticut’s Stonehenge

1/25/2024
In Episode 333 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Sachem’s Head, Connecticut, to search for a not-so-ancient structure called “Circle of Life,” a monument that looks exactly like one of the Seven Wonders of the World: Stonehenge. But this monument was never supposed to be here. Who placed it… and why? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-333-connecticuts-stonehenge/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:22:09

FtV - The Strongest Man in New England

1/22/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 44 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger don their gym shorts and pump some iron in Voluntown, Connecticut, while they search for Elmer Bitgood: the strongest man in New England. Bitgood kept himself in the newspapers between 1909 and 1916 by performing various feats of strength, including lifting 2600 pounds in front of reporters! But when you make bold claims, others will come gunning for you. Enter Bartello the Great for a potential showdown. This episode first aired February 25, 2021. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:24:12

Hell’s Half Acre

1/18/2024
In Episode 332 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike into the woods of West Greenwich, Rhode Island, to explore what’s left of Hell’s Half Acre. This small section of forest was once home to taverns and gin mills full of fights, gambling, murder, and more. This was once the Red Light District of the old New London Turnpike. Today a cellar hole and the story are all that’s left. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-332-hells-half-acre/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:18:25

FtV - Concord's Diabolical Torture Device

1/15/2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 43 – Jeff Belanger and Ray stroll Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire, searching for the birthplace of a torture device that has plagued billions of people since it was invented by Levi Hutchins back in 1787. Hutchins built a machine intended to defy both God and nature. It was on this humble street, that he unleashed his creation on New England and then the world. This episode first aired October 7, 2021. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:25:45

The Dead Ship of Harpswell

1/11/2024
In Episode 331 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the beach of Harpswell, Maine, scanning the horizon for a ghost ship called Sarah that dates back to a torrid and tragic story from 1813. They say if you spot the ship, it’s a harbinger of doom. That someone in Harpswell will die. Poet John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized the story in one of his haunting poems. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-331-the-dead-ship-of-harpswell/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Duration:00:21:56