FtV - Where Shute Fell

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

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

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 126 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row out to Great Island on Spot Pond in Stoneham, Massachusetts, in search of a headstone that reads three words: Where Shute Fell. We know it’s been here since at least 1884, but who was Shute? What does the stone mean? The theories are wild, but not as crazy as the truth! This episode first aired February 13, 2020

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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?
0:11.6	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.
0:20.7	So let's open up the New England
0:22.0	Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. Hey kids, welcome to the Vault. Welcome to the
0:29.4	vault. Just a quick announcement in the near future after the legend is going to become a lot
0:34.4	less frequent. We're only going to do it. We're almost out. Well, not just that, but we're only going to do it
0:38.5	if we're on vacation or something like that. But we're going to introduce a new podcast, and we need your help. I'm excited. If you've had a weird experience in New England, an encounter with a ghost, monster, UFO, something really weird, please contact us, email us through our website. we might like to interview you for this new podcast that'll be launching very, very soon.
0:38.6	Meantime... Please contact us, email us through our website. We might like to interview you for this new podcast that will be launching very, very soon.
0:57.5	Meantime, let's head back to February 13th, 2020, where shoot fell.
1:02.6	Enjoy.
1:03.3	Jeff, does this ice seem sturdy to you?
1:05.8	Well, it's mid-February, and though this hasn't been the coldest winter ever, I think we'll be okay to walk out to the island in the middle of Spot Pond here in Stoneham, Massachusetts. All right, that sound right there always freaks me out. Yeah, no, I get it. The ice creeks and groans when we walk on it. I mean, it's a good thing. It's just a short distance away from the shore. This is a pretty small island in the middle of the pond What do we? Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
1:11.2	Right! I mean, it's a good thing. It's just a short distance away from the shore. This is a pretty small island in the middle of the pond. What do we... Whoa, whoa, whoa! Oh, Ray! Oh! Are you okay? Yeah, I was just tripping over something. You tripped over the very thing we're here to find. It looks like some kind of small headstone. Maybe a foot and a half tall. Okay, you're close. Can you read the inscription? It says where shoot fell.
1:51.0	Hi, I'm Jeff Belanger.
1:52.2	And I'm Ray Osier, and welcome to episode 130 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:56.7	If you give us about 10 minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today.
2:00.0	Think of us as your modern-day Brothers Grimm.
2:02.1	On a quest to document every single legend in New England, one story at a time.
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