In Episode 373 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a neighborhood in Concord, New Hampshire, to see what’s left of the original New Hampshire State Prison. It was on these grounds that Josiah Pike became the first person executed by the state for a capital crime. We’ll explore the heinous crime that led to his execution.     See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-373-new-hampshires-first-execution/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at:...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 87 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to the Point of Pines section of Revere, Massachusetts, in search of buried treasure guarded by a ghostly pirate and his horse. In the 1690s, local Native American leader David Kunkshamooshaw used his witch hazel divining rod to locate a buried pirate treasure near the shore, but what happened next frightened him and his treasure-hunting crew to their core. Some say that treasure is still out...

In Episode 372 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the woods of Erving, Massachusetts, searching for the former “castle” of the hermit John Smith who lived in a cave in the woods for more than 30 years in the latter half of the 1800s. Two books were published that included his writing and remarkable story.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-372-the-hermit-of-erving-castle/    The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace is on...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 86 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, in search of the haunted headstone of Midnight Mary. Mary E. Hart died at midnight on October 15, 1872, and her headstone and epitaph have stood behind various legends about being buried alive, a curse, and her wandering ghost being seen on nearby Winthrop Avenue. This episode first aired November 11, 2021.   Listen ad-free plus get early access...

In Episode 371 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a grave in the woods of West Windsor, Vermont. In 1934, Vermont’s eccentric and snobby poet laureate Daniel Cady built his tomb on a hill so the world would forever have to look up at him. He made his money the old-fashioned way. He married rich.   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-371-a-snobs-mausoleum/    The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace is on sale now! You can...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 85 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger go trick-or-treating at the haunted Lizzie Borden House and Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts. In this Halloween special, we explore the infamous case from August 4, 1892, and the haunt the double-murder left behind. We walk room-by-room with tour guide Sue as we take in the house, examine crime scene photos, and sit where Andrew Borden’s skull was crushed in while he napped. Happy Halloween! This...

Episode 370: for Halloween we spin the tale of an old Inner Sanctum radio drama. It’s the story of a ghostly, murderous witch who returns from the grave to seek revenge on the descendants of her accusers. Special thanks to our voice actors: Tim Ellis, Carolyn Chaplin, Michael Legge, Dean Calusdian, Jay Pillarella, Jeff Belanger, and Ray Auger.   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-370-halloween-drama-the-vengeful-corpse/    The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 84 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive up to Northfield, Vermont, with a bucket of slop in search of the infamous Pigman. In 1971, a naked man with the head of a pig terrorized the small town of Northfield in the area of the Devil’s Washbowl. Multiple witnesses were rattled by a vision they can’t explain, and one claims he was attacked. Could this mysterious man… or creature still be lurking in the woods of Northfield? This episode...

In Episode 369 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate a haunt from 1915 in Essex, Connecticut. Strange knocks on the wall got a lot of newspaper coverage, but the strangest part of the story was this ghost knew where to find beer! This is our kind of haunt!    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-369-the-essex-ghost-with-a-nose-for-beer/    The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace is on sale now! You can buy it online...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 83 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail out to Matinicus Rock Lighthouse off the coast of Maine in search of two legends. For years, lighthouse keepers and coast guard staff claimed the facility was haunted. But this facility is also the former home of a hero — Abbie Burgess — a young girl who, in 1856 saved her family from a brutal storm, and saved countless sailors and ships during some of the roughest seas this tiny island had ever...

In Episode 368 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Fleur de Lys building in Providence, Rhode Island. Built in 1885 by artist Sydney Richmond Burleigh, the building has always served as a studio for area artists. In 1921, Burleigh’s protégé took her own life inside the building. There were rumors of an affair, and that her ghost has haunted the building ever since.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-368-the-haunted-fleur-de-lys/    The limited-edition...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 82 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger walk the shores of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island searching for the ancient mystery of the Narragansett Rune Stone. This enigmatic rock may hold the key to European contact centuries before Christopher Columbus ever buckled his first shoe. Others claim this rock isn’t what it seems. Still, it recently became the most famous rock in Rhode Island! This episode first aired September 6, 2018   Listen...

In Episode 367 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate Camp Etna in Maine. This Spiritualist camp has been around since 1876. It’s a place for mediums and psychics to offer readings to the public, to commune with each other, and connect to spirits.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-367-ghost-camp-2/   The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace is on sale now! You can buy it online...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 81 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Greylock near Adams, Massachusetts, in search of the ghost of the Old Coot–a Civil War-era relic who came home after the war battered and broken to learn that life had gone on without him. According to an intriguing newspaper photograph from 1939, and even modern-day eyewitness accounts, the Old Coot may still be out there in the shadows of the old Thunderbolt ski trail. But who was the Old...

In Episode 366 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Charlestown, New Hampshire, to witness the 1850 robbery of the Connecticut River Bank. The bandits made off with all of the money in the vault, but somehow lost it a few hours later. The crime of the year was downright weird.   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-366-a-charlestown-bank-heist-gone-wrong/   The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace is on sale now! You can buy...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 80 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive up to the Highlife Ski Club Building in Chittenden, Vermont, to a place once called the “Spirit Capital of the Universe.” This building was the home of William and Horatio Eddy. These brothers were once one of the biggest names in psychic mediums in New England. We investigate their story and legends and ponder the big questions of life after death and spirit communication. Were the Eddy...

In Episode 365 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Leominster, Massachusetts, to search for the birthplace of John Chapman, an eccentric orchardist who became better known as Johnny Appleseed. But there’s a Johnny Appleseed secret that all the children’s book left out… Happy Johnny Appleseed Day (September 26th)!   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-365-johnny-appleseeds-secret/   The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 79 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the foreboding Terrible Mountain in Andover, Vermont, in search of tragic accidents and the ghost of a legendary 104-pound old man of a hiker who, in the 1970s, was said to be touch as rawhide until one day he vanished without a trace. Be warned: this episode is terrible! This episode first aired October 17, 2019   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at:...

In Episode 364 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head back to the year 1873 to attend the county fair in Hyde Park, Vermont. The guys witness the launch of Professor Frank King in his hot air balloon. King was in the air about an hour before the spectators lost sight of him.   See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-364-the-strange-disappearance-of-professor-king/   The limited-edition 2025 Haunted New England calendar by Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace is on sale now! You can...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 78 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger are caught in a brutal winter storm by Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, where they explore the tragic story or Mr. and Mrs. Tarbox, who lost their lives in a March 1819 blizzard. Their frozen demise inspired local poet Thomas Shaw to chronicle the event in a “mournful song” of a poem. The event still haunts the region. This episode first aired January 27, 2022   Listen ad-free plus get early access...

In Episode 363 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Rocky Hill, Connecticut, searching for a 200 million-year-old monster called Dilophosaurus. This monster left its mark—or rather—thousands of marks on this piece of land. Today, Dinosaur State Park offers two miles of hiking trails and a giant geodesic dome that covers one of the archeological finds of the century.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-363-stalking-monsters-in-rocky-hill/   The limited-edition 2025...

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 77 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the haunted grounds of the Enfield, New Hampshire, Shaker Village. In July of 1863, Civil War veteran Thomas Weir returned to Enfield to try and retrieve his daughters who were indentured servants to the Shakers. For over a year, Weir tried to reason, beg, and even threaten the Shakers to get his daughters back. When they refused, Weir pulled out a pistol and murdered Caleb Dyer, and set a...

In Episode 362 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island, searching for the story behind the ghost of Mad Maggie who is said to haunt the keeper’s quarters and light.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-362-the-ghost-of-mad-maggie/   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 76 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Rockport Harbor in Maine, searching for the legend of a seal who stole the hearts of locals and tourists from 1961 to 1986. Andre the seal was adopted by Harry Goodridge when he was two days old, then became a local fixture. His story led to books, a statue, and even a Hollywood movie. But not everyone loved Andre. This episode first aired January 7, 2021   Listen ad-free plus...