New England Legends Podcast

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The Ghost Town of Ricker Basin Aug 14, 2025

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In Episode 409 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the ruins of Ricker Basin, a Waterbury, Vermont, ghost town that survived just over a century before a massive 1927 storm ravaged the region, killing over 50 people and leaving behind a village that was no longer viable. Today the cellar holes, cemetery, and a dilapidated structure is all that stands as a testament that someone was once here.

See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-409-the-ghost-town-of-ricker-basin/

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Pre-order the new book by Jeff Belanger and photographer Frank Grace: Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England - https://amzn.to/3IReeCt

FtV - Where Shute Fell Aug 11, 2025

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 126 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row out to Great Island on Spot Pond in Stoneham, Massachusetts, in search of a headstone that reads three words: Where Shute Fell. We know it's been here since at least 1884, but who was Shute? What does the stone mean? The theories are wild, but not as crazy as the truth! This episode first aired February 13, 2020

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Climbing Regicide Trail to Judges Cave Aug 07, 2025

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In Episode 408 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up Regicide Trail to Judges Cave in the woods of New Haven, Connecticut. Back in 1661, two judges on the lam from the King of England, hid inside these small caves. William Goffe and his father-in-law Edward Whalley were found guilty of signing the death warrant of King Charles I. King Charles II took that personally. Today the cave is a unique landmark.

See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-408-climbing-regicide-trail-to-judges-cave/

Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/

Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

Pre-order the new book by Jeff Belanger and photographer Frank Grace: Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England - https://amzn.to/3IReeCt

FtV - Dr. John Wilson's Dark Secrets Aug 04, 2025

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 126 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger go back to school when they search for the Round Schoolhouse in Brookline, Vermont. The school building was designed in 1821 by Dr. John Wilson who wanted the building round so he could look out the windows in all directions in case someone comes looking for him… because Dr. Wilson is a man with secrets. Dark secrets that he took almost to his grave. This episode first aired December 2, 2021

All Tomatoes are Poisonous in Rhode Island Jul 31, 2025

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In Episode 407 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to Newport, Rhode Island, to meet artist Michele Felice Cornè, the man who introduced the tomato to the diets of Newport in the early 1800s. Before Cornè, everyone knew the tomato was poisonous… right?! His former home still stands in town. We explore the story!

See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-407-all-tomatoes-are-poisonous-in-rhode-island/

Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/

Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

Pre-order the new book by Jeff Belanger and photographer Frank Grace: Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England - https://amzn.to/3IReeCt

FtV – The Haunting of Highgate Manor Jul 28, 2025

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 125 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunting of Highgate Manor in Highgate, Vermont. Once the home of Dr. Henry Baxter, some believe the doctor performed strange experiments on his children sending them to an early grave. Later, the house was turned into an inn where notorious mobster Al Capone once stayed. Today the stately home sits empty, save for the ghosts and legends still lurking inside. This episode first aired September 2, 2021

Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Shooting Up a Millinocket Haunt Jul 24, 2025

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In Episode 406 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate an old Central Street house in Millinocket, Maine, which was the seen of a literal ghost hunt back in 1907, complete with locals allegedly shooting up the room while searching for ghosts. What followed made the newspapers and started quite the paranormal buzz in town.

See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-406-shooting-up-a-millinocket-haunt/

Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/

Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

FtV – The Weather Prophet of Beartown Mountain Jul 21, 2025

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 124 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the folk legend of Levi Beebe, the Weather Prophet of Beartown Mountain in Lee, Massachusetts, who predicted the devastating Blizzard of 1888 that claimed 400 lives in March of that year. How did he make this and his many other weather predictions? Listen to find out! This episode first aired January 25, 2018

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The Pine Tree Riot Jul 17, 2025

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In Episode 405 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Weare, New Hampshire, to witness the Pine Tree Riot of 1772. Though few have heard of it, this unique act of violent revolt in the woods of New Hampshire led to the Boston Tea Party and eventually the American Revolution. We explore how it all went down.

See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-405-the-pine-tree-riot/

Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/

Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

FtV – The Strange Legends of Mt. Moosilauke Jul 14, 2025

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 123 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the Appalachian Trail up to Mt. Moosilauke near Benton in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, in search of three hikers who went missing in a ravine long ago, and an immortal mad doctor who abducts the unsuspecting to perform ungodly experiments. This episode first aired May 27, 2021

Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

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