WASHINGTON POST: "What is Bohemian Grove?"

From Hannah Sampson's 4-6-23 WASHINGTON POST article entitled "What is Bohemian Grove? The Secretive Camp Linked to Clarence Thomas.":

Bohemian Grove has all the hallmarks of an eyebrow-raiser: The men’s-only retreat in Sonoma County has a massive owl statue, a reported history of public urination, mysterious ceremonies and a top-secret guest list that has included presidents, wealthy businessmen, international power players and other newsmakers.

 

That list also includes Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has reportedly attended the retreat with billionaire friend and Republican donor Harlan Crow. An investigation by ProPublica found that Thomas accepted luxury trips from Crow for years without disclosing them. The travel included a private flight to Indonesia, superyacht sailings and visits to Crow’s East Texas ranch and private Adirondacks resort.

 

It’s just the latest unwelcome moment in the spotlight for the extremely tight-lipped group that owns Bohemian Grove, San Francisco’s 150-year-old Bohemian Club [...].

The club has been using the 2,700-acre Bohemian Grove property — a collection of buildings, dining venues, theaters, camp structures and redwoods — since the 1890s. The main event at the Monte Rio site is the annual Midsummer Encampment, a two-week festival of concerts, lectures, performances, camp-like activities and other artistic ventures.

 

Three productions serve as the centerpieces, according to the club: a ritual called the “Cremation of Care” that celebrates “members’ brief but welcome midsummer escape from life’s cares,” an original musical comedy called the “Low Jinks” and an original musical, the “Grove Play.”

 

The cremation event in particular has drawn scrutiny, especially since Infowars founder Alex Jones snuck into the encampment and filmed the ceremony in 2000. Mainstream journalists are also fans of trying to pierce the veil: A Washington Post reporter was escorted back to his car after trying to get in. A writer for Spy Magazine snuck in for several days in the 1980s. And a Vanity Fair contributing editor was arrested for trespassing.

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