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New England Legends Podcast

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160 episodes
Language
English
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No
Date created
2017/08/22
Latest episode
2026/10/19
Average duration
23 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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FtV - The Jackson Pillar
2026/10/19
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 193 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visits the bushes next to Rt. 1 in South Kingston, Rhode Island, in search of the Jackson Pillar. This pillar is a stone monument telling the story of a gruesome murder of William Jackson that took place here in 1751. It's a murder that would have been lost to time if not for this stone and the story of the aftermath. This episode first aired August 1, 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 Ghosts and Monsters of Bennington's Bottomless Cave
2026/10/15
In Episode 466, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the woods of Mt. Anthony in Bennington, Vermont, searching for Everett cave. The cave is said to run for miles underground. Strange creatures are said to lurk below, and then there's the ghost the roams the region.  See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-466-the-ghosts-and-monsters-of-benningtons-bottomless-cave/  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 - A Haunted House in Portsmouth
2026/10/12
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 192 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Union Street in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to search for the long-lost location of a haunted farmhouse that made the newspapers back in 1887. Though it was reported to be haunted before a tragic event left a final scar, after a child was lost inside, the building rotted away to nothing except a spooky story almost lost to the ages. This episode first aired May 6, 2021 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 Ghost Town of Hanton City
2026/10/08
In Episode 465, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the ruins of Hanton City in the woods of Smithfield, Rhode Island. Never an incorporated city, town, or village, Hanton City rose up in the late 1600s far from the rest of the population, then was abandoned over a century later. What were they hiding from? Where did they go? Who lived here and why? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-465-the-ghost-town-of-hanton-city/  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 - Green Lady Cemetery
2026/10/05
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 191 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive by the Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery in Burlington, Connecticut, searching for a ghost they call the Green Lady. For more than 50 years, locals have been talking about this glowing apparition, but who is she? Or rather, who was she? A murder victim? A victim of circumstance? Listen to find out! This episode first aired August 27, 2020 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 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/

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4.9 out of 5
1018 reviews
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R E V I E W #1 2026/10/08
You need to listen to this!!!❤️
I used to love audiobooks but they are expensive but this is free exciting and very interesting and reminds me of home. # Best podcast ever!❤️
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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
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