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• Bohemian Grove is a campground in Monte Rio, California. It is owned by a men's club known as the Bohemian Club. Each July, members flock to the 2,700-acre campground. The members include former presidents, business leaders and other powerful figures.New York Times: Goldwater Spending Weekend In Camp at Bohemian Grove

  On June 5, 2009, Politico.com reported that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a member of the 'female' version of the Bohemian Grove, known as the Belizean Grove.Huffington Post: Belizean Grove: Sotomayor Joined...

• Fast Facts

  1. Location: 20601 Bohemian Avenue, in Monte Rio, California
  2. Members: Approximately 2,500 http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features...
  3. Owned by the Bohemian Club http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features...
  4. Set in a forest of ancient redwood trees http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features...
  5. High profile members are said to have included Henry Kissinger, George H. W. Bush, and the Rockefeller family http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features...
  6. Club is for men only
  7. Several camps on the site
  8. Fee: $25,000 to join the Bohemian Club http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features...
  9. $5,000 membership dues fee each year http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features...
  10. Founded: 1872 http://www.ocweekly.com/2006-08-31/news/...
  11. Founded by: Two journalists from San Francisco http://www.ocweekly.com/2006-08-31/news/...
  12. Motto: "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" http://www.ocweekly.com/2006-08-31/news/...

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