Welcome to New England Legends

New England Legends is on a mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time. We're doing this through our award-winning weekly podcast which has garnered over 4 million downloads in 91 different countries, our award-winning, Emmy-nominated television series on PBS and Amazon Prime, and through our super-secret Facebook group. Come in and join the movement!

Recent Podcasts

  • Podcast 302 – New Haven’s Controversial First Hamburger
    In 1900, Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut, served the nation’s first hamburger sandwich, launching a global icon. In Episode 302 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, home of (according to the United States Library of Congress), America’s first …
  • Podcast 301 – The Shunned House
    Built in 1763, the Stephen Harris house in Providence, Rhode Island, was haunted from its earliest day. The story inspired H.P. Lovecraft to write The Shunned House. In Episode 301 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll historic Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, to visit …
  • Podcast 300 – The Hermit of Manana Island
    Between 1931 and 1975, Ray Phillips lived as a hermit in a shack on the desolate Manana Island, Maine. In Episode 300 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail out to Monhegan Island, about ten miles off the coast of Maine, searching for a hermit named …
  • Podcast 299 – Concord’s Most Haunted Jail
    In 1945 two desperadoes were captured in Concord, New Hampshire. Their life of crime ended in a police station turned Mexican restaurant that’s haunted by a ghost named George. In Episode 299 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate a former Concord, New Hampshire, police station …
  • Podcast 298 – A Selfie with Newport’s Little Maggie
    Maggie Little lived her 91 years wandering northern Vermont looking for adventures and becoming the most photographed person at Lake Memphremagog. In Episode 298 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Lake Memphremagog in Newport, Vermont, searching for Little Maggie, the most photographed …

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