Jeff, the Equinox Hotel is just gorgeous.

It is this massive hotel's been an icon in Manchester, Vermont, and some form or another, all the way back to 1769.

Today it's a hotel resort. There's a golfing and skiing nearby. I mean, it looks pretty swanky.

It is swanky, but there's more that meets the eye here at the old Equinox. Well, I can guess where this is going. This building has ties to former U.S. presidents, celebrities, and more than a couple of former guests and staff, who, according to reports, may have checked in, but never checked out. Ooh, spooky. Ray, we've come to the Equinox Hotel in Manchester, Vermont, because they say this place

is haunted.

Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger.

Welcome to episode 430 of the New England Legends podcast.

And I'm Ray Osier.

Thank you for joining us on our mission

of Chronicle Every Legend in New England, one story at a time. So many of our story leads come from

you, so please reach out to us anytime through our website. We'll go looking for the ghosts of the

Equinox Hotel right after a word from our sponsor. This hotel, restaurant, spa, and resort is beautiful today.

It is indeed.

It's a massive place that takes in visitors from all over the world.

But let's talk about the humble beginnings of the Equinox Hotel.

Back in 1769, there was an establishment here called Marsh Tavern.

Hey, we were England back then.

That's right. Marsh Tavern was a tavern

and an inn. It was a place for travelers and locals to gather. It was also the kind of place where people

talked and schemed about the early American Revolution. People like Ira Allen, one of the Green Mountain

Boys and the younger brother of Ethan Allen. In Marsh Tavern,

they discussed seizing the land of British loyalists to raise money to fund their militia.

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