New England Legends Podcast

In Episode 79, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head out to Seguin Lighthouse off the coast of Maine near the Kennebec River in search of the source of the phantom piano music that's been heard all over the island and even on the mainland. A lighthouse has been in service on this island since 1795, and today the building and grounds are said to be haunted by a former keeper, and maybe even something more sinister. The guys explore the history and the haunt.

In Episode 78, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a Valentine's Day stroll down Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, to the Athenaeum in search of the brokenhearted ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. It was at the Athenaeum that Poe once courted poet Sarah Helen Whitman and it was at this same building that Whitman once tried to summon his spirit. Could the master of horror still be haunting Providence? Had events gone differently would it had been Providence and not Baltimore that claimed Poe as their own?

In Episode 78, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a Valentine's Day stroll down Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, to the Athenaeum in search of the brokenhearted ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. It was at the Athenaeum that Poe once courted poet Sarah Helen Whitman and it was at this same building that Whitman once tried to summon his spirit. Could the master of horror still be haunting Providence? Had events gone differently would it had been Providence and not Baltimore that claimed Poe as their own?

In Episode 77, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive up to the Highlife Ski Club Building in Chittenden, Vermont, to a place once called the "Spirit Capital of the Universe." This building was the home of William and Horatio Eddy. These brothers were once one of the biggest names in psychic mediums in New England. We investigate their story and legends and ponder the big questions of life after death and spirit communication. Were the Eddy Brothers the real deal? Many thought they were.

In Episode 77, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive up to the Highlife Ski Club Building in Chittenden, Vermont, to a place once called the "Spirit Capital of the Universe." This building was the home of William and Horatio Eddy. These brothers were once one of the biggest names in psychic mediums in New England. We investigate their story and legends and ponder the big questions of life after death and spirit communication. Were the Eddy Brothers the real deal? Many thought they were.

In Episode 76, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Greylock near Adams, Massachusetts, in search of the ghost of the Old Coot--a Civil War-era relic who came home after the war battered and broken to learn that life had gone on without him. According to an intriguing newspaper photograph from 1939, and even modern-day eyewitness accounts, the Old Coot may still be out there in the shadows of the old Thunderbolt ski trail. But who was the Old Coot in life? Is he alone?

In Episode 76, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Greylock near Adams, Massachusetts, in search of the ghost of the Old Coot--a Civil War-era relic who came home after the war battered and broken to learn that life had gone on without him. According to an intriguing newspaper photograph from 1939, and even modern-day eyewitness accounts, the Old Coot may still be out there in the shadows of the old Thunderbolt ski trail. But who was the Old Coot in life? Is he alone?

In Episode 75, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the backstory of Canton, Connecticut's headless horseman. Dating back to 1778, this haunting specter is said to be that of a French paymaster who was once en route to Saratoga, New York, to deliver gold and silver to French officers fighting in the Revolutionary War. This rider made it as far as a tavern in Canton before he and the loot disappeared. The story of this headless horseman turns up in print about a century later, and is still around today though the tavern is long gone. Look out, Sleepy Hollow, you may have some competition in the Nutmeg State.

In Episode 75, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the backstory of Canton, Connecticut's headless horseman. Dating back to 1778, this haunting specter is said to be that of a French paymaster who was once en route to Saratoga, New York, to deliver gold and silver to French officers fighting in the Revolutionary War. This rider made it as far as a tavern in Canton before he and the loot disappeared. The story of this headless horseman turns up in print about a century later, and is still around today though the tavern is long gone. Look out, Sleepy Hollow, you may have some competition in the Nutmeg State.

In Episode 74, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Providence, Rhode Island, to check in to the haunted Biltmore Hotel. The Biltmore opened in 1922 during the Roaring Twenties. It was a time of Prohibition, of secrets, and murder. One of the hotel's first financial backers has ties to Satanism and was renowned for throwing lavish bacchanalian parties. Maybe that's why the hotel was once proclaimed America's most haunted. But who is haunting this hotel and why?

In Episode 74, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Providence, Rhode Island, to check in to the haunted Biltmore Hotel. The Biltmore opened in 1922 during the Roaring Twenties. It was a time of Prohibition, of secrets, and murder. One of the hotel's first financial backers has ties to Satanism and was renowned for throwing lavish bacchanalian parties. Maybe that's why the hotel was once proclaimed America's most haunted. But who is haunting this hotel and why?

In Episode 73, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a mysterious hill in Salem, New Hampshire, called America's Stonehenge. This stone site seems to be a celestial calendar that marks solstices, equinoxes, but also half-holidays. It's a sacred site that may be up to 4,000 years old. But who built it? Were human sacrifices practiced here? Stone sites like this one shake the foundation of our history books.

In Episode 73, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a mysterious hill in Salem, New Hampshire, called America's Stonehenge. This stone site seems to be a celestial calendar that marks solstices, equinoxes, but also half-holidays. It's a sacred site that may be up to 4,000 years old. But who built it? Were human sacrifices practiced here? Stone sites like this one shake the foundation of our history books.

In Episode 72, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Katahdin in central Maine in search of the Pamola; a giant man-like bird with the head of a moose who is said to control the winter weather and punish those who dare to ascend Mt. Katahdin. Is there a connection between this creature, ancient Greece, the Navajo, and the U.S. Air Force? Is Mt. Katahdin cursed?

In Episode 72, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Katahdin in central Maine in search of the Pamola; a giant man-like bird with the head of a moose who is said to control the winter weather and punish those who dare to ascend Mt. Katahdin. Is there a connection between this creature, ancient Greece, the Navajo, and the U.S. Air Force? Is Mt. Katahdin cursed?