P-Day at Bethwoods "Woodstock"

Could you imagine a half a million people in the fields behind us?
This was out view from dinner at Bubba's Bar-B-Q. How fun to have your own dinning area right on the water. The boy there is waiting for the boat to throw him the rope so he can ski.

I loved this fire place in the Bethelwoods Center for the Arts dance floor.

We went for a short 8 mile drive to Bethelwoods where the infamous 1969 "Woodstock" music festival took place. We learned an awful lot about the 60's. Enough to make us thankful that we were the 70's era. An outdoor music festival planned for the most 150,000 people turned into a 3 day, 500,000 hippie, mud fest, with love, peace, music and drugs. Four young men were searching for a way to promote a recording studio they wanted to build. They hatched a plan to stage a concert and arts fair and maybe make a little money. What started as a simple idea blossomed into an event that became a defining moment for their generation. They rented a huge field on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel NY. There is now a museum and Center for the Arts. A huge outdoor stage that can hold 10,000 people. They have concerts out here all summer long. Rascal Flatts, Jonas Brothers, Donna Summers, Ringo Starr, Boston Pops, Chicago, Steely Dan and many more. They have quite an impressive line up for a place 100 miles north of New York City out in the middle of the country. It is actually a very beautiful place.

After the tour of the grounds and museum we drove down the road about 3 miles and ate at "Bubba's Bar-B-Que" on White Lake. A great summer lake resort area.