The Indian Lake What-Is-It

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

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

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 380 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger check out the shores of Indian Lake in Worcester, Massachusetts. Back in 1904, a strange creature was witnessed in the water. It was described as the size of a large dog with wings and scaly tail. This beast may have also been spotted on land nearby. The newspapers called this terrorizing beast the What-Is-It.

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0:00.0	Okay, so we're going to follow this road and we're going to take it all the way to the end.
0:07.0	Okay, now we're driving parallel to interstate 190 right now.
0:10.0	Yep, yep. And we're just a bit northwest from the heart of Worcester, Massachusetts.
0:14.0	Okay, yep, right down here just to the end, it's a dead end.
0:19.0	Well, I don't like the way you just said dead, Jeff. I know. I guess
0:22.8	I can't help but feel a little ominous. Okay, we can stop here at the end of the road.
0:30.9	All right. We're standing near the edge of Indian Lake in Worcester.
0:38.1	We are.
0:38.9	And keep your eyes focused on the water, Ray, because we've come to Indian Lake to search for a monster.
0:49.0	Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger.
0:50.4	Welcome to episode 380 of the New England Legends podcast.
0:54.0	And I'm Ray Osier. Thank you for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New
0:57.6	England one story at a time. We're always on the hunt for monsters, ghosts, UFOs, roadside
1:03.1	oddities, strange history, and anything else that goes bump in the night. Did you know that
1:07.8	most of our story leads come from you? This one did. Thank you to Lauren Middleton for the tip.
1:12.4	Thank you, Lauren.
1:13.2	We also want to remind you that our annual charity zombie proms coming up Saturday, February 22nd, in Milford, Massachusetts.
1:19.6	All proceeds go to Benefit Community Harvest Project.
1:22.4	You can find a link for more info and to buy tickets in the episode description or on our website.
1:27.3	We'll go searching for this lake monster right after this word from our sponsor.
1:31.3	Let's talk about something that might be keeping you up at night.
1:35.3	Cybersecurity. According to Vanta's latest State of Trust report, it's the number one concern for UK businesses.
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