What I did during the summer of '72 would not be complete without a photo essay of one of my favorite Hudson River towns, Garrison, NY.

I was a freshman in high school the first summer that I visited the outdoor art show in Garrison. It was the closest match to the great experience I had in the summer of '66 when I visited the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen show in Sunapee, NH.

The summer of '72 when I visited the Garrison show I bought a serigraph by a Long Island artist and teacher. His silk screen prints were different than my photo silkscreens in that there was a lot of drawing involved versus photography in my artwork. The art show is still held along the banks of the Hudson. I don't have any photos of it since I never brought my camera along on those early visits in the late '60s and early '70s.

Last week, I drove over to Garrison on a weekday with one of my sons so I could easily find parking. The town is high on charm but low on parking spaces, especially on the weekends. We saw only one person there the whole hour that we walked around and ate our picnic lunch overlooking the river!

 The Garrison Art Center

Above and below: just down the street from the art center is the old railroad station, now home to a local theatre group.

A Metro North train that was just pulling out of the new Garrison railroad station south of the original station. The Garrison station was filmed as part of the '60s movie Hello Dolly. Hollywood set designers temporarily added to the station to make it look the old Yonkers, NY station.

Above and below: two attractive period buildings near the art center.

Above and below: two views of the gazebo. This is the park that is the location for the outdoor art show in the summer.

A sculpture that is part of the current outdoor exhibit. A ferry boat can be seen in the distance heading north.

Above and below: views looking across to West Point and up the river to Cold Spring.

The local marina with views across to West Point. One of the great aspects of the Hudson River is you never know what kind of ship might pass by at any moment.

Etched glass from the well known '60s movie Hello Dolly starring Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau. Some other remnants of the film were still around in the late '60s, but this was the only remaining evidence I am familiar with that reminds us that some scenes of the film were shot here.

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys | Traffic

Lucky Man | Greg Lake of Emerson Lake & Palmer

Riders On The Storm | The Doors

 You Keep Me Hangin On | Vanilla Fudge

Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad | Derek & The Dominos

I'm Your Captain | Grand Funk Railroad

Day After Day | Badfinger