The Bohemian Grove

George Bush Jr. & Sr. at the Bohemian Grove Lake Side Talks in 1995.
George Bush Jr. & Sr. at the Bohemian Grove Lake Side Talks in 1995.

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The Bohemian Club's all-male membership includes artists and musicians, as well as many business leaders, government officials, former U.S. presidents, senior media executives, and many other people of power. Members may invite guests to the Grove. Guests may be invited to the Grove for either the "Spring Jinks" in June or the main July encampment.

From its beginning, in the year Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-Two Bohemian Grove is a restricted 2,700-acre (1,100 ha) campground located in the forest of Monte Rio, California.

The Club motto is "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here", which implies that outside concerns and business deals (networking) are to be left outside. When gathered in groups, Bohemians usually adhere to the injunction, although discussion of business often occurs between pairs of members. Important political and business deals have been developed at the Grove.