{"id":3701,"date":"2026-05-27T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/27\/top-us-arts-camp-and-boarding-school-to-demolish-jeffrey-epstein-lodge\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:40:11","slug":"top-us-arts-camp-and-boarding-school-to-demolish-jeffrey-epstein-lodge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3701","title":{"rendered":"Top US arts camp and boarding school to demolish Jeffrey Epstein lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"f0f2d389-4aa2-487e-bd40-6fc7c13ace34\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein looks directly at the camera in a mugshot-style photograph\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/52b2b782a8aa0ca178220bf7a0c15db390194d22\/0_0_2995_1997\/master\/2995.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"310.0517529215359\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Jeffrey Epstein in this booking photograph taken in 2017 before he killed himself in prison.<\/span> Photograph: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"f0f2d389-4aa2-487e-bd40-6fc7c13ace34\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Jeffrey Epstein in this booking photograph taken in 2017 before he killed himself in prison.<\/span> Photograph: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Top US arts camp and boarding school to demolish Jeffrey Epstein lodge<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Sexual offender attended Interlochen camp in Michigan as teenager and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A Michigan summer arts camp and boarding school where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jeffrey-epstein\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> has been accused of meeting at least two of his victims will tear down a lodge that once bore his name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Interlochen Center for the Arts said this week that its board of trustees has approved a plan to demolish the Green Lake Lodge, which had been known as Jeffrey E Epstein Scholarship Lodge until the school cut ties and scrubbed references to the late millionaire sex offender after his first conviction in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Epstein attended the Interlochen arts camp in 1967 as a teenager, and donated more than $400,000 to the school between 1990 and 2003, including $200,000 for the construction of the lodge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe lodge has, over time, come to carry associations that are not reflective of who we are as an institution or the values we strive to uphold,\u201d Interlochen said in a statement. \u201cAfter careful consideration, the board determined that removing this structure in a safe and timely manner is the right step for Interlochen at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A world-renowned destination for young artists, actors and musicians, Interlochen\u2019s alumni include Grammy winners Chappell Roan and Norah Jones and Oscar winner Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At least two of Epstein\u2019s accusers have said they met him at Interlochen in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The school said it was aware of news reports about the women\u2019s claims and said it has invited them to speak with an independent investigator as part of an external investigation into reports of historical misconduct at Interlochen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A pair of internal reviews, most recently after Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking arrest in 2019, found no reports of misconduct at Interlochen involving Epstein in its records, the school said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Epstein visited Interlochen periodically, often with his confidante and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and stayed in the lodge now marked for demolition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">According to correspondence included in the justice department\u2019s recent release of Epstein-related records, he directed that tuition for at least one student be paid out of his donations and once flew violinist Itzhak Perlman to the school on his private jet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Epstein killed himself in a federal jail in Manhattan in August 2019, a month after being indicted on federal sex trafficking charges. In 2008 and 2009, he served jail time in Florida after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution from someone under the age of 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking for helping to recruit some of Epstein\u2019s underage victims, and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/jeffrey-epstein\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/michigan\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Michigan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Top%20US%20arts%20camp%20and%20boarding%20school%20to%20demolish%20Jeffrey%20Epstein%20lodge&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/27\/interlochen-arts-center-boarding-school-michigan-epstein?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F27%2Finterlochen-arts-center-boarding-school-michigan-epstein&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/27\/interlochen-arts-center-boarding-school-michigan-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Epstein in this booking photograph taken in 2017 before he killed himself in prison. 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