The Festival That Rocked A Tiny WI Town

45 years ago, long-haired hippies and flower children from across the Midwest converged on a small Wisconsin farm for a weekend of peace, love and music including a band people were just beginning to talk about at the time – The Grateful Dead. Historian Michael Edmonds tells the story.

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