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Places & Travel · Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger

New England Legends Podcast

by Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger

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!

Latest episodes

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FtV - The Ghost Ship Mary Celeste

#18 trending · Places & Travel

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 Mar

Sep 21
22 min

The Ghost of the Lady in Black on Georges Island

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-

Sep 17
22 min

FtV - The Jewett City Vampires

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

Sep 14
31 min

FtV - Sarah Whitcher and the Bear

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 o

Sep 10
19 min

FtV - The Patch Hollow Massacre

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 Ho

Sep 7
18 min

The Haunting of Bolton Notch

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 earl

Sep 3
18 min

FtV - The Voynich Manuscript

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 th

Aug 31
20 min

The Skeletons Who Guarded a Treasure

In Episode 460, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger chase a beast along Rattlesnake Ridge in Fair Haven, Vermont, searching for a cave full of skeletons, snakes, and lost treasur

Aug 27
15 min

FtV - Glastenbury Mountain and the Bennington Triangle

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 184 –  Jeff Belanger and  Ray Auger climb Glastenbury Mountain near Bennington, Vermont, in search of monsters

Aug 24
21 min

The Ghost Who Convicted a Murder

In Episode 459, (our nine-year anniversary show!) Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Portsmouth, Rhode Island, location where the 1673 gruesome death of Rebe

Aug 20
16 min

FtV - The Curse of Mt. Chocorua

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 183 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Chocorua in the White Mountains of central New Hampshire in search

Aug 17
17 min

Maine's Almost Murdered Merman

In Episode 458, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row among the islands of Casco Bay, searching for a merman who was attacked by a local named Mr. Mittin back in 1639. The even

Aug 13
15 min

FtV - The One Legged Ghost of Portland

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 182 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Portland, Maine, in search of the one-legged ghost of

Aug 10
21 min

Roger Babson's War on Gravity

In Episode 457, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to New Boston, New Hampshire, to explore ground zero where wealthy eccentric Roger Babson formed the Gravity Research Fou

Aug 6
21 min

FtV - Should Have Been the Wife of Simeon Palmer

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 181 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit a Little Compton, Rhode Island, cemetery in search of the grave of El

Aug 3
17 min

FtV - The Witches of Weare

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 180 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit the small town of Weare, New Hampshire, in search of three witches fr

Jul 30
15 min

FtV – The Pond that Ran Away

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 179 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger look for Long Pond in Glover, Vermont, because it was here in June of 1810

Jul 27
17 min

Lee Harvey Oswald and the Ghosts Who Haunt the Causeway

In Episode 456, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the strangest haunting case they've ever explored. Two events happened on November 22, 1963, 1,700 miles apart, an

Jul 23
22 min

FtV - The Vampire of Cumberland

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 178 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger search for a vampire buried in a tiny family cemetery in Cumberland, Rhode

Jul 20
21 min

The Haunted Ship of New Haven Harbor

In Episode 455, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore New Haven Harbor in Connecticut, searching for a haunted schooner named the "Robert P. King." Back in 1896, the story

Jul 16
20 min

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#4
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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 Podcasts and visiting the sites when I get out there! Thanks Jeff & Ray for giving me obscure places to visit …

mmdeangelis · Nov 2025

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 job telling the stories and teaching their listeners along the way.

Kamakozie Meme (AnnaMarieL) · Nov 2025

This is such a fun and entertaining podcast! Great stories/myths/legends from all over New England. Perfect listening for road trips. Whenever I hear that signature music hit, I know a cool story is on the way!

Gut Cramper · Nov 2025

Stumbled upon this podcast after a visit to the White Mountains- when further researching the Ruth Colbath House, stumbled across this podcast! Highly recommend listening to this podcast while driving around New England, selecting episodes local to the towns you’re passing through. Spooooky 👻 Learning some cool local history in a fun way- great stuff!

Mariri1331 · Oct 2025

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