Dec 30, 2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 94 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit Gardner Lake in Salem, Connecticut, on a quest to find the source of phantom piano music that’s said to emanate from the lake itself. What happened on this lake back in 1895? This episode first aired November 30,...
Dec 26, 2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 93 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger try their hands at dowsing rods in Middletown, Vermont. Back in 1801 an end-of-the-world event took place here… or rather, DIDN’T take place here that inspired a boy to take up dowsing, and later to start a religion...
Dec 23, 2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 92 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the controversial roots of the song “Jingle Bells,” and its connection to Medford and Boston, Massachusetts. Is it just an innocent Christmas carol about a ride in the snow, or is it a circa 1850 song about a...
Dec 19, 2024
In Episode 377 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger spend the Christmas holiday unwrapping some iconic toys invented and manufactured right here in New England. Some may surprise you! Your buddies Jeff and Ray wish you and yours a great holiday and happy New Year! We’ll see you back with all new episodes in January.
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Dec 16, 2024
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 91 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Freeport to explore the Desert of Maine. While there, they search for a man named Coffin, the Hermit of Maine, who lived nearby and charged tourists 15 cents to look inside his shack. How did a desert appear in...