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New England Legends

Jul 31, 2023

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 17 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to the Old North Church in Boston to explore a story you likely haven’t heard. According to a plaque on the side of the building, it was here on September 13, 1757, that John Childs flew from the steeple of the church...


Jul 27, 2023

In Episode 309 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger begin their quest for the Holy Grail via the medieval Westford Knight in Westford, Massachusetts. Some believe this carved stone marks the grave of Knight Templar Sir James Gunn who died on Prince Henry Sinclair expedition to North America in 1399. Could this expedition...


Jul 24, 2023

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 16 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Union, Maine, tracing the steps of Dr. Augustin Thompson, a local man who developed a nerve tonic in 1876 that would eventually launch a war that continues to this day. After moving to Lowell, Massachusetts, Dr....


Jul 20, 2023

In Episode 308 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up to the waterfalls of the Devil’s Hopyard in East Haddam, Connecticut, in search of where they say the devil left his marks in the stones of Chapman Falls. The Native Americans believe the odd marks in the stone were connected to a deity who thundered sounds from a...


Jul 17, 2023

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 15 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit Winsted, Connecticut, to search for a wild man. In August of 1895, there were multiple sightings of a hairy “wild man” running through rural Winsted and Colebrook, Connecticut. Some claimed he was human, others...