FtV – Franklin's Cursed Apple
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 134 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Peck's Hollow in Franklin, Connecticut, in search of Micah Rood's former farm and a cursed apple tree that dates back to an alleged murder from the early 1700s. For many decades, folks in eastern Connecticut had to wonder when they bit into a Mike apple if those red specs were just pigmentation, or drops of blood from a murdered French peddler. This episode first aired January 14, 2021
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, legendary listeners. |
| 0:01.6 | Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. |
| 0:06.1 | Look for a new episode every week. |
| 0:07.8 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New Englandledges.com? |
| 0:11.5 | You bet. |
| 0:12.2 | But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray. |
| 0:20.4 | So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. |
| 0:27.2 | Hey kids, welcome to the Vault. |
| 0:29.1 | Welcome to the Vault. |
| 0:29.8 | It is very much apple season here in the fall. |
| 0:33.3 | Been picking yet? |
| 0:34.2 | I have. |
| 0:35.0 | Good. |
| 0:35.3 | I have been picking apples. |
| 0:36.1 | Red specks in the apples that you're eating? Or what? No, and I'm going to keep looking until I find one because this story's about Franklin's cursed apple from Franklin, Connecticut. First air January 14th, 2021. Enjoy. Ooh, that looks good. Toss me one of those apples, Jeff. You got it? What is it about eating an apple outside of New England? Well, they grow so well in our region, and I love how there's so many incredible local variations of them. And they don't just differ from state to state, but even town to town. Hmm. This apple's a little different than any I've seen before. How's that? Well, there's a little red fleck of color in the flesh of the apple near the core. |
| 1:13.3 | Is this why we're in this small town of Franklin, Connecticut? |
| 1:15.9 | Looking for local apples? |
| 1:17.1 | Well, sort of. |
| 1:18.5 | We're looking for a specific apple tree in town that they say was witness to a murder. |
| 1:24.3 | They say this apple tree is cursed. |
| 1:29.1 | Hey there, I'm Jeff Belanger. And I'm Ray O's. You're welcome to episode 178 of the New |
| 1:33.8 | England Legends podcast. If you give us about 10 minutes, we'll give you something strange |
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