Ooh, it's still a bit chilly for a hike in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Jeff.

Yeah, I get that rain, though spring officially sprung a few days ago.

The White Mountains take a few more weeks to get the memo.

That is true, and it takes a little longer to thob here.

Yeah.

At least the walk was easy.

Yeah, we're walking on Sawyer River Road off of Route 302 just south of Crawford Notch. There's a gate that prevents you from driving down the old dirt road, so we had to park in the parking area and then hoof it. We're following the Sawyer River, though, to be fair, it looks more like a stream. Yeah, there's really not much to it. But if we follow this road, we'll find the ruins of a ghost town.

Oh, a ghost town way out here in the woods?

That's our objective, Ray, an old logging town that once boasted a population of almost 200 people,

but now it's just some old foundations that sit under a cloud of tragic history.

We've come to the White Mountains of New Hampshire to search for the ghost town of Livermore.

I'm Jeff Belanger.

Welcome to episode 439 of the New England Legends podcast.

And I'm Ray Oger.

Thank you for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.

We're always on the lookout for strange tales from the region. If you've got a story you think we should check out, please reach out to us anytime through our website.

We love hearing from you. Also, our website is the place to see our interactive legend map so that you can check out some of these legends

for yourself. And we have a ton of events listed on there, like Jeff's ongoing story tour,

plus dates to see my band The Pub Kings. We'll explore the ghost town of Livermore, New Hampshire,

right after this word from our sponsor.

For centuries, the White Mountains have called to people throughout New England, really throughout the world.

Yeah, that's true. I mean, these mountains are beautiful. They're a wonder to see.

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