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Thatcher's Woe - A New England Legends Podcast

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4.6 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

A fierce storm. A doomed ship. A tragic tale lost to time. In this episode of, New England Legends, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row out to Thatcher’s Island off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts, to uncover the chilling story of the Watch and Wait. In August of 1635, during the Great New England Hurricane, 23 souls—two large families among them—fought to survive the unforgiving sea. Only two would live to tell the tale. What happened that fateful night, and how did it leave its mark on the island forever? Thatcher's Woe - A New England Legends Podcast Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends For more episodes join us here each Monday or visit their website to catch up on the hundreds of tales that legends are made of. https://ournewenglandlegends.com/category/podcasts/ Follow Jeff Belanger here: https://jeffbelanger.com/  SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Zelmin's Minty Mouth - Get more info and 15% off at www.Zelmins.com/P60 Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at www.FactorMeals.com/factorpodcast and use code: FactorPodcast at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to www.MintMobile.com/P60 Shadow Zine - https://shadowzine.com/ Tarot Readings with Winnie Schrader - http://lovelotustarot.com/

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Well, not a bad day to be here by the ocean here in Rockport, Massachusetts. It's not quite spring, but it's coming, Jeff. Yeah, just a few more months, and these beaches are going to start getting crowded. For those of you who don't quite know the geography, Rockport is that peninsula on Cape Ann that juts out to the furthest eastern point north of Boston Harbor. Right. And if we were to set sail, due east, would eventually hit Europe.

0:56.9

Well, it looks like we might hit that island first.

0:58.8

Well, right, yeah, that we would.

1:00.4

That island is the reason we're here, Ray.

1:02.4

It sits about three quarters of a mile offshore, and we're going to row out there.

1:08.0

Another rowboat ride in the ocean.

1:09.5

Perfect.

1:10.1

Yeah.

1:10.4

So that island features twin lighthouses on the northern and eastern shores.

1:14.9

Two lighthouses for one small island, it seems like a lot.

1:18.2

I get it, but this island warrants the extra beacon.

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