Interlochen to raze lodge formerly named for Jeffrey Epstein
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."
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