The Beals Island Giant

In Episode 388 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Beals Island, Maine, searching for the legend of Barnabas Coffin Beal III who died in 1899. Better known as Tall Barney, some say hey was seven feet tall and as strong as five men—a giant. They say he would sleep with his feet sticking out the window because his bed was too short. Thought there are many tall tales about Beal, he was indeed a real person who left a mark behind in Maine.     See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-388-the-beals-island-giant/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends     Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/    Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/