FtV – The Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 122 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith, New Hampshire, searching for a mysterious stone unearthed back in 1872. This fist-sized, egg-shaped artifact has several images carved on it, including a face, corn, and other geometric shapes. It appears to be Native American in origin, but matches nothing seen by tribes local to this region. This rock raises so many questions that some have speculated it could be a Thunderstone–a rock forged in the sky by some deity and then dropped to the earth. The mystery stone has perplexed archaeologists ever since it was discovered. This episode first aired August 26, 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 England Legends.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
0:22.0	Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. Hey kids, welcome to the vault. We're glad to
0:30.1	have you back in the vault with us. Back on Lake Winapasaki looking for the mystery stone. First
0:35.1	aired August 26, 2021. Enjoy. There's not a lot of summer
0:43.5	left, Ray, but there's still a few days to enjoy Lake Winnipeasaki here in New Hampshire. Man, the
0:48.2	summer goes by so fast. Now, the last time we came out to Lake Winnipeasaki was way back in
0:53.4	episode 131 when we visited the Lake Smallest Island. Remember that?
0:57.6	Yeah, right. That's right. It was a place called Becky's Garden.
1:00.3	Yeah, we saw the little house and everything. So on this trip, we're not heading out on the water.
1:04.7	Okay. Well, what are we looking for this time?
1:06.8	We're heading to the shores of Lake Winipasaki to search for an old stone pulled from the ground almost 150 years ago.
1:14.3	A rock that's had archaeologists scratching their heads ever since it saw the light of day.
1:19.7	We're on the hunt for the Lake Winipasaki Mystery Stone.
1:33.1	I'm Jeff Belanger, and welcome to episode 210 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:36.8	If you give us about 15 minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today.
1:43.1	And I'm Ray Osier. Thanks for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New England, one story at a time.
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