Editing Max Yasgur (section)

== After Woodstock ==

Several of the performers at the festival had arranged to send thank-you gifts, flowers, and letters to Yasgur for allowing use of the farm.

Many of Yasgur's neighbors turned against him after the festival, and he no longer felt welcome at the town's [[general store]], but he never regretted his decision to allow the concert on his farm.<ref name='Riverreporter'/> The local postmaster reportedly turned against the Yasgurs, so they opted to change their address from Bethel to [[Cochecton]], another nearby town.<ref>{{cite news | title=Woodstock Changed The World. Here's The Inside Story Of How Max Yasgur Made It Happen. | date=August 7, 2019 | url=https://forward.com/culture/429616/max-yasgur-woodstock-farm-owner-50-years-after-what-happened/ | work = Forward | access-date=March 23, 2021}}</ref> On January 7, 1970, he was sued by his neighbors for property damage caused by the concert attendees. However, the damage to his own property was far more extensive and, over a year later, he received a $50,000 settlement to pay for the near-destruction of his dairy farm.<ref>{{cite news | first=Dennis | last=McDougal  | title=Living Off Woodstock : WOODSTOCK 20 YEARS AFTER : The aging of Aquarius : Whether for Memories or Money, Some Strange Bedfellows Harken Back to That August Weekend| date=June 22, 1989 | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-22-vw-3124-story.html| work =Los Angeles Times| access-date = August 18, 2019 }}</ref> He refused to rent out his farm for a 1970 revival of the festival, saying, "As far as I know, I'm going back to running a dairy farm".<ref name='Timesobit'/>

In 1971, Yasgur sold the {{convert|600|acre|ha|adj=on}} farm, and moved to [[Marathon, Florida]], where, a year and a half later, he died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the age of 53.<ref name='Timesobit'/> He was given a full-page obituary in ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, one of the few non-musicians to have received such an honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstockstory.com/maxyasgur.html |title=Max Yasgur : The Real Woodstock Story|website=Woodstockstory.com|access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref>

In 1997, the site of the concert and {{convert|1400|acre|ha}} surrounding it was purchased by [[Alan Gerry]] for the purpose of creating the [[Bethel Woods Center for the Arts]]. In August 2007, the {{convert|103|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel that contains Yasgur's former homestead, about {{convert|3|mi|spell=in|0}} from the festival site, was placed on the market for $8 million by its owner, Roy Howard.<ref name='AP'>{{cite news | title=Yasgur's farm for sale ... for $8 million | date=August 8, 2007 | url =http://www.today.com/id/20183704 | agency =Associated Press | access-date = June 13, 2009 }}</ref>

In June 2024, during a record heatwave, a fire totally destroyed an iconic barn on the grounds. A total of 21 fire companies responded.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robayo |first1=Patricio |title=Fire Companies Battle Blaze at Bethel’s Russell Farm Amid Record Heatwave |url=https://wjffradio.org/fire-companies-battle-blaze-at-bethels-russell-farm-amid-record-heatwave/ |website=WJFF Radio Catskill |access-date=5 July 2024 |date=21 June 2024}}</ref>