120 episodes

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!

New England Legends Podcast Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 25 Ratings

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!

    Ghosts and Gas at a Haunted Cumbies?

    Ghosts and Gas at a Haunted Cumbies?

    In Episode 348 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit a potentially haunted gas station and convenience store in Nashua, New Hampshire. Though the Cumbies is new, the building that used sit on this property dated back to the 1700s. For decades it was known as the Country Tavern until it closed in 2020. Back then, it was widely considered one of New Hampshire’s most haunted locations. Are the ghosts still lingering?
     
    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-348-ghosts-and-gas-at-a-haunted-cumbies/
     
    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    • 15 min
    FtV – The Trial of Bathsheba Spooner

    FtV – The Trial of Bathsheba Spooner

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 59 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Brookfield, Massachusetts, to examine the crime scene and trial of Bathsheba Spooner — the first woman hanged in the United States for a capital crime. On March 1, 1778, the body of Bathsheba’s husband was dumped in the family’s well. It didn’t take long for authorities to unravel a murderous plot hatched by the victim’s wife and her lover. This episode first aired July 29, 2021.
    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    • 21 min
    Ripton: Massachusetts’ Most Mysterious Town

    Ripton: Massachusetts’ Most Mysterious Town

    In Episode 347 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the history and mysteries of the Western Massachusetts town of Ripton. Founded in 1767, Ripton made waves back in the mid-1980s when they requested some additional funds from the state budget. Then the U.S. Air Force explored Ripton as a potential site for a new early-warning radar system, and that’s when Ripton made the news for one of the greatest pranks ever pulled in the history of Massachusetts.
     
    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-347-ripton-massachusetts-most-mysterious-town/
     
    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    • 17 min
    FtV – The Ghosts and Monsters of Lake Bomoseen

    FtV – The Ghosts and Monsters of Lake Bomoseen

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 58 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger paddle on to Lake Bomoseen in Castleton, Vermont, is search of a ghost town, a phantom row boat, and an island they say is inhabited by giant rabbits with glowing red eyes. This is a buffet of weirdness and wonder with links to the slate industry, tourism, and some A-list celebrities. This episode first aired August 13, 2020.
     
    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    • 16 min
    The Unsolved Murder or Russell Colvin

    The Unsolved Murder or Russell Colvin

    In Episode 346 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the small town of Manchester, Vermont, to explore the unsolved 1812 murder of Russell Colvin. Years after the murder, Amos Boorn had a dream where Russell’s ghost came to him and told him he’d been murdered, and his remains could be found on the Boorn Farm. After sharing details of his dream, an investigation begins, bones are found, and Amos’s nephews Jesse and Stephen Boorn are arrested and convicted of murder. But did they do it?
     
    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-346-the-unsolved-murder-or-russell-colvin/
     
    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    • 20 min
    FtV – The Barefoot Farmer of Patuckaway

    FtV – The Barefoot Farmer of Patuckaway

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 57 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up to an old cellar hole and cemetery in Pawtuckaway State Park in New Hampshire, in search of an eccentric photographer from the late 1800s named George Goodrich. However, folks around the nearby town of Raymond called him: The Barefoot Farmer. Though he looked like a disheveled vagabond to the untrained eye of tourists, locals knew he was one of the wealthiest men in town. This episode first aired December 10, 2020.
     
    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
25 Ratings

25 Ratings

Dark Historian ,

Straight to the point. Funny and when informative.

Living in Quebec City (2 hours away from beautiful Maine), I got hooked after just one episode. Not too long, funny and informative, NEL reminded me of how much local legends are part of the patchwork that is our common history. We share a lot of things (both hosts have French last names), and the casual, natural delivery of the 2 friendly hosts is pretty contagious. I also like the map app. That’s why I’m a Patreon. Cheers to another 200!🤟

Kasparray ,

New England Legends is Legendary!

Awesome podcast by the equally awesome Jeff and Ray! A mix of the weird and the historical! Whether you love the paranormal, learning about legends or the history of New England, you will love this. They also include sound effects so you can picture the scene as you listen. Just a wonderful podcast by two wonderful people. ~ Ray B.

DAGNY DOG ,

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LISTENING TO YOU TWO

Thank you for this podcast. You both help me fall asleep nightly - NO NOT BORING - just love your voices and I always tune in again so that I hear your interesting stories in full ! ❤️

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