Tales Trails and Taverns Podcast

Send us a text Out on the carter preserve trail while the snow falls, join me as I trip, fall, slide and squirrel my way through the snowy trails of Coventry, while hoping no to freak any snowshoers out.   Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: HFZVWSRLXGOKAMJQ Become a supporter of this p...

Send us a text Season two premiere of Tales trails and taverns takes a dark stroll through the history around the Naval auxiliary air station, Charlietown.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: HFZVWSRLXGOKAMJQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tales-tr...

Send us a text This is the last episode of the 2023 year, thank you so much for listening, this has been a great year with some really fun episodes. Season two will be starting almost immediately, keep on the look out for those episodes. Happy new year.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License co...

Send us a text Finally got to stepping stones falls in Exeter on Black Friday. no way I was going to try my luck at a retail store on this day. Maybe it's not as bad as it used to be, but I'm to stuck in the 90's to think of it as being any other way.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code...

Send us a text Join me in Bradford RI for an on the trail review, this was my first hike in the woody hill management area in Westerly. Great trail on a beautiful Thanksgiving morning.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: HFZVWSRLXGOKAMJQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www....

Send us a text Twenty six pirates hanged and buried, the HMS liberty ran aground and burned, forts changing hands in war. Goat Island has seen a lot of action since the arrival of English colonists. After visiting the island on a nice Veterans day getaway I dove into the tumultuous history of this now beautiful tourist attraction.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (fr...

Send us a text Join me on the trail as I tackle the 5 mile blue loop of the Tri-Town forest preserve. located between Preston, Griswold and North Stonington CT this trail offers old stone walls, rocks, cliffs, valleys and sweeping views of the surrounding land.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn Li...

Send us a text I spent probably the last 80 degree day hiking through the woods of the Arcadia wildlife management area in Exeter RI in search of an abandoned summer camp. I also got to enjoy a night of ghost stories presented by Seaside Shadows haunted history tours LLC and a cider tasting at the Tapped Apple cidery in Westerly RI.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (...

Send us a text This week we follow up on some of the events that happened after the Great Swamp Massacre, and find ourselves 40 miles north in Cumberland RI on the former grounds of the Trappist Monastery. We dive into the history of Pierces Battle, discuss the modern feel of the Monastery park, and find out if there's any proof that the nine men existed, or if it's all just legend.   https://newe...

Send us a text Learn about where to hike in the Great Swamp management area, where to find the Great Swamp Fight monument, and learn a little history about King Phillips war.  Also, you can hear me rave about Roger Williams, and why I'm not really a fan of train tracks in the area.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macl...

Send us a text Explore Mt Misery, learn about the ghosts of Hells Hollow, Breakneck Hil Rd, and learn about some of the fascinating history of Pachaug State forest.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: HFZVWSRLXGOKAMJQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast...

Send us a text Join me on the summit of Mt Crawford and hear the tale, or the cries and laughter, of Nancy Barton.  Deceived by her lover, and having all her savings taken, Nancy departed into the falling snow on a cold, New Hampshire winter night. Determined to catch the scoundrel, Nancy, carrying very little, gave chase. Find out what happened to her on that fateful night, and the legends that f...

Send us a text In this episode I tell you about the village of Blowing Rock NC, the legend of the Blowing Rock, the beauty of the Julian Price Park campground and the ghostly sightings known as the Brown Mountain lights.  There's a lot to talk about in this short episode, so make sure to take it all in and jot down some of these names for future reference.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.c...

Send us a text Officially episode 2, Freetown State Forest. My good friend and Marine Corps Veteran Rob had taken me for a hike into Freetown State Forest, There he told me the tragic tales of young Mary Lou Arruda, and the Fall River pet cemetery.  Support the show talestrailsandtaverns.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/lightless-dawn License code: H...

Send us a text Carter Preserve in Charlestown Rhode Island is an 1100 acre preserve, established in 2001 by The Nature Conservancy. The land, as beautiful as it is, with the glacial erratic and colonial stone walls, has a dark past. One that can be found while diving deep into the world's nuclear history, alongside places like Chernobyl and three-mile island. Walk with me in Charlestown Rhode Isla...

Send us a text Happy labor day and with it hello spooky season. I've already seen Halloween decor sections setting up at local retailers and Octoberfest for sale in local packies so do not be alarmed. I'm ready, and if you're not let me be the first to tell you to get ready.  In this not so glamourous episode I explain a little bit about what transpired to making the podcast in this genre. Why I l...

Welcome to Tales, Trails, and Taverns—a podcast for those who can’t pass a haunted forest, abandoned trail, or old tavern without needing to know its story. In this trailer episode, host Joe Gelinas introduces the heart of the show: first-hand explorations of haunted woods, forgotten towns, cryptid lore, and the eerie history hiding in plain sight. Joe shares his lifelong connection to the paranor...