The Catskill Chronicle

This photo was taken in 2006 during the CSNY Concert when so many people showed up the parking lot at Bethel Woods wasn’t yet large enough to hold them. The years pass, but the spirit remains true.

Story and photo by Jason Dole

It’s hard to believe it’s been a week since it’s been 40 years since Woodstock happened. Time flies, maaan… It seems just like yesterday we were all watching Woodstock documentaries on TeeVee and visiting the happy hippie museum at Bethel Woods. Of course, it wasn’t yesterday. It’s been a full seven or eight days since Woodstock Weekend ‘09.

The historic anniversary and nice weather drew thousands to Sullivan County on August 14-17. Folks came for remembrances official and unofficial, represented by both the pre-packaged “Heroes of Woodstock” show at Bethel Woods and the shaggy dog gathering of the tribes at Hector’s Last Chance Saloon up the road from the original site…

To read the entire story just click the link – Woodstock at 40: Peace, Music, and Luck in Sullivan County.