Masses of people at the 1969 Woodstock festival stopped by the towering red maple tree a little ways off from the main stage. Many scrawled messages on paper scraps or cardboard and attached them to the old tree's trunk.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-09-26 16:40:53">September 26, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.</time>

Masses of people at the 1969 Woodstock festival stopped by the towering red maple tree a little ways off from the main stage. Many scrawled messages on paper scraps or cardboard and attached them t…{ai:summary}<p>At the 1969 Woodstock festival, numerous attendees left messages on a prominent red maple tree near the main stage, attaching notes to its trunk. This act became a symbolic gesture of the festival's spirit and communal expression.  </p><p>#culture</p>

Fabled ‘Message Tree’ at Woodstock concert site reluctantly cut down

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