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Recent Podcasts
- In 1789, Rev. David McClure of Dartmouth College documented some strange faces carved into the rocks by the banks of the Connecticut River in Bellows Falls, Vermont. In Episode 328 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore some ancient petroglyphs along the Connecticut River in Bellows …
- In 1885 Williams Memorial Park was created after hundreds of graves were relocated to a newer cemetery a mile away. But did they only remove the headstones? In Episode 327 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a stroll through Williams Memorial Park in New London, …
- In 1965 Arlo Guthrie came to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, with a friend. They dumped some garbage, got arrested, and made a song and Thanksgiving tradition. In Episode 326 for their Thanksgiving Special, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to the place where a …
- In 1873 a fountain was erected on Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, they say is enchanted. In Episode 325 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll down Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, searching for a magical and enchanted fountain built in 1873 they say …
- In 1888, a ghostly pirate ship sent a crew of spirits ashore in Bristol, Maine, to dig for lost treasure in an ancient graveyard. In Episode 324 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Bristol, Maine, to search for the site where, one …
Recent Video Segments
- Set to the eerie photography of Frank Grace, some of New England’s leading authorities on spooks and legends share the history and haunts of the region. The documentary includes the making of the stage show, plus in-depth interviews that explore …
- Did Battle of Bennington P.O.W. Hendrick Roddemore put up the first decorated Christmas tree in New England in a tiny shack in Windsor Locks, Connecticut in 1777? Jeff Belanger finds out the real story in this episode of New England …
- We’re proud to announce the first episode of Season 2 of the New England Legends TV series is now streaming! “The Bloody Pit: The Hoosac Tunnel.” You can watch it on Amazon Prime right now! See the trailer below:
- In 2017, Jeff Belanger sat down with Laurie Cabot, the Official Witch of Salem, Massachusetts. Cabot discusses her life, her arrival in Salem in 1969, the history of witchcraft, Samhain and Halloween, and the role she played in turning the …
- In this extra from Episode 5: Eccentrics and Mad Scientists of the New England Legends television series, we take a deeper dive into the central courtyard of Hammond Castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Jeff Belanger takes a tour with curator John …