The Connecticut River Monster
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 442, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the Connecticut River in Westminster, Vermont, searching for a 100-foot-long monster serpent that's been witnessed along the river for centuries. One of the earliest sightings led to a religious conversion to a historical figure. Is the beast still out there?
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| 0:00.0 | It's a nice spring day to be standing on the banks of the Connecticut River, Jeff. |
| 0:08.0 | It is, Ray. We're in Westminster, Vermont, and we're standing on the shore of the river. Very pretty |
| 0:12.4 | spot. Definitely. Now, on the other side of the water across from us, that's New Hampshire. |
| 0:16.9 | Yep. The Connecticut River is the longest river in New England. It starts in northern New Hampshire, |
| 0:21.6 | right near the Canadian border. Then it runs 410 miles south through New Hampshire, Vermont, |
| 0:27.1 | Massachusetts, then Connecticut, and out into Long Island Sound. A big river, arguably New England's |
| 0:32.8 | main artery. Yeah, a lot of water and a lot of history. A lot of history. A bit of intrigue. |
| 0:38.6 | And if we're to believe the stories, this river is also home to a monster. |
| 0:50.7 | Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger. |
| 0:52.2 | Welcome to episode 442 of the New England Legends podcast. And I'm Ray Osher. Thank you for joining us on our mission, a chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time. We're always on the hunt for monsters, ghosts, aliens, UFOs, roadside oddities, and all the other wicked strangeness that makes New England like no other place. So many of our story leads come from you, so please reach out to us any time through our |
| 1:13.8 | website where you can also find links to all things Jeff and Ray, like links to Jeff's books |
| 1:18.7 | and zines, links to my online radio, and dates to see both Jeff and I live in person. |
| 1:25.1 | We'll go searching for the Connecticut River Monster right after this word from our sponsor. |
| 1:30.0 | As we mentioned, we're in Westminster, Vermont, chartered in 1735. |
| 1:34.7 | This is Vermont's oldest town. |
| 1:36.7 | In fact, it was also the first capital of the Republic of Vermont. |
| 1:40.7 | It's never been a large town as far as population. |
| 1:43.5 | By the late 1700s, there were about 1,600 people living here. |
| 1:47.1 | Today, just over 3,000. |
| 1:48.8 | Yeah, not a large town, but historic, and located right on the banks of the Connecticut River. |
| 1:53.1 | A river, you said, that contains a monster? |
| 1:55.7 | A monster, if we're to believe the witnesses, a monster so significant and frightening, |
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