Salmon River

And yes, it does.

The next one in the cycle is of an erudite man, usually given the bright British name of Dr. Steele, S-T-E-E-L-E, who comes and finds the source of the noises is a carbuncle, a magical gem growing in the Salmon River.

And when I did the research, guess what? The original name is S-T-E-A-L, very clearly marking that this is a folk character.

and this is actually an international folk tale that is just localized probably with irish immigrants or irish indentured servants bringing it here in the 1700s we then have a beautiful in the 1800s another cycle in which the new york newspaper the sun just invents a tale of Steel not getting the carbuncle in the river, but under the sugarloaf hill that is Mount Tom, that it's hollow.

And to me, those are the moodest noises are the richest that Connecticut has given and arguably the richest that New England folklore has has bequeathed the world.

Now, if you thought that was interesting, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Stephen has so many brilliant stories to tell, including the gorgeous legend of the Black Fox of Salmon River, and I've tried to ensure there's no doubling up between that interview and this episode, so when Saturday comes, be sure to give the whole conversation a good old listen.

Although, Martin, if I'm not mistaken, it's now time to talk about cryptids.