Summer of '69: Woodstock
The mythology of the Woodstock overtook its reality years ago, but it remains a iconic weekend.
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Photo credit: Getty Images | View of a portion of the massive crowd as they attend the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, N.Y. from Aug. 15 - 17, 1969.
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article Nassau 8/15/09 Fans flock to Bethel for Woodstock's 40th BETHEL - Woodstock veteran Rich Walka of Bayville ushered his 5-year-old son to the monument ...
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article Music 8/14/09 NY town celebrates 40 years since Woodstock BETHEL - There'll never be anything like Woodstock again. But there could be. ...
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article Nassau 8/13/09 Rural residents look forward to Woodstock festivities BETHEL - Sam Yasgur, whose father's dairy farm was the site of the 1969 Woodstock ...
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article Music 8/6/09 Woodstock truly was something special The mythology of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair overtook its reality years ago. ...
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article LI Life 8/6/09 Woodstock was a statement on nation's direction It was neither a rally nor a protest. ...
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article LI Life 8/6/09 The bare facts about Woodstock When Walter Mills first arrived at Woodstock, he couldn't believe his eyes. ...
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article LI Life 8/6/09 Generational divide an unexpected legacy of Woodstock When Chris Zhune hears about Woodstock, he thinks first of wild partying. ...
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article Nassau 8/8/09 Road to Woodstock runs through Sunken Meadow The road to Woodstock runs through Sunken Meadow State Park. ...
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article Long Island 8/8/09 Who gets credit for legendary Woodstock poster? Greenwich Village artist Arnold Skolnick was spending the summer of '69 on Shelter Island when ...
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article LI Life 8/6/09 Woodstock: VW Beetle takes him back to the '60s When made right, time capsules define an era — keepsakes that bring back memories of ...
