Bethel, New York -
Hippie Muffler Man
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A roadside giant sporting a tie-dye t-shirt.
- Address:
- Yasgur Rd., Bethel, NY
- Directions:
- Yasgur's Farm, Hwy 17B west of Bethel on the north side before Island Glen Country Club.
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Muffler Man Tie Dye with Fish The tie dye Muffler Man has been moved from its traditional location on Rt. 42, since the Eden Brook Fish Market has been demolished. It's reported that owner Roy Howard had the statue moved to his home in Bethel (Yasgur's Farm). It is supposed to be back for public view, somewhere, eventually.... [Janet Wilgus, 05/20/2003]
Muffler Man - Tie-dye with a fish I can confirm the Monticello muffler man. He is on Pleasant Street, in front
of a fish store. He's been around the area for quite a while; I forget where he started out,
but for a while he had a normal shirt and an ax in his hands. (By the way, his hands are
correct, right up and left down) Then his shirt was painted in tie-dye (Monticello is only a
few miles from the ORIGINAL Woodstock!). He now holds a large fish in his hands. [Elizabeth McAllister, 10/04/2000][RA: Photo provided by James C. Shrock, shot Oct 19, 2000.]
Muffler Man Tie Dye with Fish There is a hippie muffler man wearing a psychedelic tie-dyed shirt on Rt 42 just south of Rt. 17 in Monticello, NY. Would he have attended the first Woodstock in nearby Bethel? [Joe Schumacher,, 08/19/1998][RA: Update - Moved to Bethel. Maybe he did go to Woodstock....]
Nearby Offbeat Places
- Woodstock Rock Festival Store Museum, Bethel, NY - < 1 mi.
- Woodstock Site, Bethel, NY - 2 mi.
- POW-MIA-9/11 Memorial, White Lake, NY - 5 mi.
- In the region: Jim Thorpe's Tourist Attraction Grave, Jim Thorpe, PA - 70 mi.
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