Bohemian Grove Vanity Fair Editor

For more than a century the club has been hosting its secretive summertime retreats up at the 2700 acre bohemian grove.

Diocese of sydney anglican. A sign posted at the bohemian groves entrance circa 1977. Alex shoumatoff set off for the grove last year. He documented his trip in a piece for the magazine.

Two weeks later the editor of vanity fair received a letter from singer requesting in the. Vanity fair writer alex shoumatoff got himself arrested for crashing bohemian grove a private mens club in northern california for the upper echelon of the rich and powerful. The material on this site may not be reproduced.

He was searching for evidence that the bohemian club a. He was an african american. That hasnt stopped countless journalists and curious voyeurs from trying to sneak a peek at the mysterious goings on at the bohemian grove.

Situated 75 miles north of san francisco the bohemian grove covers 2700 acres of magnificent douglas firs and redwoods some over 1000 years old. Monique mestayer of antioch california on alex shoumatoffs bohemian tragedy. Vanity fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate partnerships with retailers.

In 2009 vanity fair writer alex shoumatoff was arrested for trespassing after pushing through a hole in a fence to explore the compound. A 61 year old vanity fair writer snuck in joining a tradition almost as old as the grove. See san francisco chronicles matier and ross column.

Vanity fair contributing editor alex shoumatoff was arrested this week after he tried to sneak in to the world famous bohemian grove the exclusive getaway of some of the worlds most powerful men who gather there every year in july for two weeks. Photograph by larry kramer.