Mineola Children Relive Spirit of Woodstock Festival

Fourty-two years ago thousands descended upon a farm in upstate New York for what would be one of the greatest events in music history.

At least a part of the iconic three-day Woodstock Festival of 1969 was brought back in Mineola on Thursday at  as residents were offered an experience of music, arts and crafts and tie-dye t-shirts, this time under an unseasonably cool summer day.

Catherine Lusardi, a attendant who has been working the annual Woodstock Day at the park for 3 years, was thankful for the pristine conditions at the park.

“Last year it rained,” she said. “This year, we have a nice day and the weather is holding up. So, usually a few families passing through the park stops and does crafts. We do Woodstock themed crafts and tie-dye shirts for the day.”

Even those who were born before 1969 took part in the festivities. Eleven-year old John Condon designed and colored his own tie-dye shirts with the patented process of using rubber bands to first establish the pattern before dipping the shirt into buckets of different colored dye to produce the effect.

Counselors then hung the shirts up on the park fence to dry as the children enjoyed the rest of the festivities.

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