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160 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Jeff Belanger and Ray AugerExplicit
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Date created
2017/08/22
Latest episode
2026/10/01
Average duration
21 min.
Release period
4 days
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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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The Haunting of the Red House
2026/10/01
In Episode 464, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore eastern Long Island, Maine, searching for the ruins of the Red House. A former tavern-turned-boarding house, this building made the news in 1906 for once being the location of a young woman who went missing, followed by a profound haunting. Could the ghost have been a harbinger of doom?
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-464-the-haunting-of-the-red-house/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/
Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - Maine's Missing Governor
2026/09/28
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 190 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Capitol Park in Augusta, Maine, searching for the final resting place of Gov. Enoch Lincoln, who died in office in 1829. A stately tomb was erected for him in 1842 in the park across the street from Maine's Capitol Building. The only problem is, in 1986 during an inspection of the tomb, workers discovered his body and casket were gone! This episode first aired May 16, 2019
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/
Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
The Haunting of the Lakes of the Clouds
2026/09/24
We hike up Mt. Washington to the Lakes of the Clouds Hut located in the saddle between Mt. Washington and Mt. Monroe in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The hut exists because of a tragic accident that took place there in June of 1900. Today they say the hut is haunted by the victim.
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-463-the-haunting-of-the-lakes-of-the-clouds/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/
Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - The Ghost Ship Mary Celeste
2026/09/21
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 189 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the shores of Marion, Massachusetts, in search of the ghost ship Mary Celeste. In December of 1872, the Mary Celeste was found wandering the seas by the Azures Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. When the Brig Dei Gratia approached, the crew could see there was no one on board the Mary Celeste. Nothing was stolen or missing, the ship was in good order, but the captain and crew had vanished. What follows is one of the greatest maritime mysteries of all time. This episode first aired April 25, 2019
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
The Ghost of the Lady in Black on Georges Island
2026/09/17
In Episode 461, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to Georges Island in Boston Harbor to explore Fort Warren and search for the ghost of the Lady in Black -- a Civil War-era shade related to the story of a daring prisoner rescue on the island. People died on the island, and there are reports of hauntings, but do we have the right ghost?
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-462-the-lady-in-black-on-georges-island/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - The Jewett City Vampires
2026/09/14
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 188 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive through the suburbs of Griswold, Connecticut, in search of a vampire unearthed by state archaeologist Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni back in 1990. The vampire, dubbed J.B. 55, may have been Griswold's first vampire, but he would not be the last. As we've seen before, vampires show up in times of plagues. We can't help but wonder if they're poised to return. This episode first aired November 19, 2020
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - Sarah Whitcher and the Bear
2026/09/10
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 187 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger trek through the woods of Warren, New Hampshire, searching for the legend of a lost little girl named Sarah Whitcher. In 1873, Sarah wandered into the woods by her forest home and was gone an entire day before her family realized she was missing. Folks came from several towns away to help search for days. When a child's footprints were found near bear tracks, Sarah's mother almost broke down. This episode first aired September 17, 2020
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - The Patch Hollow Massacre
2026/09/07
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 186 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger trek into the woods of Wallingford, Vermont, in search of the 1831 Patch Hollow Massacre site. Along the way, the guys encounters tales of tar, feathers, and a man named Rolon Wheeler who put up the fight of his life. This is the true story of when the rumor mill turns fatal. This story could have been ripped from today's headlines! This episode first aired November 15, 2018
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
The Haunting of Bolton Notch
2026/09/03
In Episode 461, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike through Bolton Notch State Park in Connecticut to search for the haunted Squaw Cave. The story goes that back in the early 1600s, a Podunk maiden fell in love with a Dutch fur trapper. Their forbidden love was against Puritan law and led to a tragic end.
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-461-the-haunting-of-bolton-notch/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - The Voynich Manuscript
2026/08/31
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 185 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, to visit the enigmatic Voynich Manuscript. This 600-year-old book is full of hundreds of pages of writing and illustrations from an unknown author in an unknown language. Since its discovery in 1912, language experts and code-breakers have tried to decipher the meaning, but have failed to figure it out. More recently some Canadian software engineers applied algorithms that may have offered us the first crack in the case. But what does it say? This episode first aired December 13, 2018
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
The Skeletons Who Guarded a Treasure
2026/08/27
In Episode 460, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger chase a beast along Rattlesnake Ridge in Fair Haven, Vermont, searching for a cave full of skeletons, snakes, and lost treasure. Could there be more?
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-460-the-skeletons-who-guarded-a-treasure/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - Glastenbury Mountain and the Bennington Triangle
2026/08/24
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 184 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger climb Glastenbury Mountain near Bennington, Vermont, in search of monsters, a ghost town, a man-eating rock, and five people who went missing between 1945 and 1950. There have been so any strange occurrences in this area that it's earned the name The Bennington Triangle. Some of these unexplained mysteries gave birth to the Vermont State Police. This episode first aired June 13, 2019
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
The Ghost Who Convicted a Murder
2026/08/20
In Episode 459, (our nine-year anniversary show!) Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Portsmouth, Rhode Island, location where the 1673 gruesome death of Rebecca Cornell lead to a haunting and a ghost whose word would be enough to convict a man to a death sentence. But whodunit?
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-459-the-ghost-who-convicted-a-murder/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
FtV - The Curse of Mt. Chocorua
2026/08/17
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 183 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Chocorua in the White Mountains of central New Hampshire in search of a centuries-old Native American curse based on betrayal, murder, and a horrible accident. Sokosis Chief Chocorua's final words still reverberate throughout these hills. The curse is so powerful, and has been blamed on so many tragedies, that in 1955 a politician proposed renaming the mountain in an effort to kill the legend. Beware… on Mt. Chocorua, Jeff and Ray find a connection to more than one legend. This episode first aired November 29, 2018
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
Maine's Almost Murdered Merman
2026/08/13
In Episode 458, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row among the islands of Casco Bay, searching for a merman who was attacked by a local named Mr. Mittin back in 1639. The event was chronicled in a book. Could this sighting have been something from Abenaki legends?
See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-458-maines-almost-murdered-merman/
Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends
Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G
Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com
Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
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GHOST GIRL. 👻 2026/06/18
Hi
👽➕🪦➕🔮🟰 this podcast
MBMCG2017 2026/03/24
Favorite podcast
Great research and storytelling
Sara Sissy 2025/12/07
Extreme awesome show
Very cool good show
mmdeangelis 2025/11/15
Extreme Entertainment
I don’t live anywhere near the east coast (New England) but have visited the last 5 years in a row. I absolutely love listening to New England Legends...
Kamakozie Meme (AnnaMarieL) 2025/11/15
Learning while Enjoying
Always enjoy learning about local New England Legends that I’ve never heard before and reimagining those I grew up with. Jeff and Ray do an amazing jo...
Gut Cramper 2025/11/14
Excellent entertainment
This is such a fun and entertaining podcast! Great stories/myths/legends from all over New England. Perfect listening for road trips. Whenever I he...
Radiosong 2025/11/14
Love this podcast!!
Living in NE all my life I love learning about all the local lore about it. Also love Jeff’s books.
Mariri1331 2025/10/29
Real History- Made Fun & Accessible!
Stumbled upon this podcast after a visit to the White Mountains- when further researching the Ruth Colbath House, stumbled across this podcast! Highly...
thbujvv 2025/09/30
lame
true crime is awfully boring
kattykrn 2025/08/29
My Favorite Podcast!
They do a wonderful job telling stories in an entertaining manner. Their voices are easy on the ears and the sound effects and story telling is creati...
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