Interlochen to raze lodge formerly named for Jeffrey Epstein

[RandySF]

A lodge at a prestigious Michigan youth arts center that once bore the name of the late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein will be demolished, officials there announced Tuesday.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Epstein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Interlochen Center for the Arts, including funding for a cabin that was referred to as the "Jeffrey E. Epstein Scholarship Lodge."

Interlochen renamed the building "Green Lake Lodge" in 2009, following Epstein's first criminal conviction. Officials now say the building needs to be torn down altogether and the Interlochen Board of Trustees has approved the demolition.

"The 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," Interlochen said in a statement. "After careful consideration, the Board determined that removing this structure in a safe and timely manner is the right step for Interlochen at this time."




https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/05/26/interlochen-to-raze-lodge-formerly-named-for-jeffrey-epstein/90269887007/

[sheshe2]

1. Good move on the Boards part.

[mopinko]

2. good. this 1 gets under my skin

there’s a subset of these artsy kids that grew up thinking they’re weirdos, that have been marginalized, because of their talents. interlochen is a place where they find their tribe, finally fit in.
to b hunting in a place like that is just extra despicable.

i wonder what made him move on.

[3Hotdogs]

3. But why demolish the place?Just rename it.

Jeff won't complain about it.

[mopinko]

4. they did. it wasnt enough.

it’s not like it was some big, integral part of the campus. it was a small residence.
if naming a building has significance, then so does tearing 1 down.

[3Hotdogs]

5. Still seems wasteful. Like when towns tear down a house that had a murder in it. Then they complain that there isn't

enough housing in which to store people. Or they complain that the replacement house is twice as expensive as what went before.


We bought a house that the wife shotgunned her husband in the bedroom. We lived in it for 12 years - - - not a ghost to be seen.

[mopinko]

6. well, interlochen can afford it.

my question is what will they build in it’s place. pretty sure it will b something good.
it’s a special and amazing place. and it’s stuff like this that make it so.

and ftr, i wd happily buy a murder house. great bargains to b had.