BOHEMIAN GROVE
In the early 70’s, my wife and I were traveling over this way when we stopped at the Hoover Library in West Liberty, at the time we lived just across the Missouri River from Iowa in a winterized cabin. I was surprised to see at the museum a framed letter from President Hoover saying hello to all his fellow” Bohos.” I had read about it and was amazed to see the letter.” Boho” means Bohemian Grove and my non-scientific search over the years indicates to me how few people know about it. To keep this clear and short, the Bohemian Grove (20601 Bohemian Ave. Monte Rio, California, 954862/ tel. (707)885-2311) is an awesome campground for an elite membership. It is generally composed of very wealthy conservative Republicans and some Democrats. They meet between mid July to the first of August every year. The 2700 acre park is beautiful place with smaller camps within it.
It is a mix of a business conference and fraternity gathering. There, members who attend vary each year. If this year’s conference goes like others, there will be a group of protesters outside the gate to the park. Local citizens are working inside the park, many males gathered in casual attire, enjoy some music, plays, and rituals that go with fraternities. There is a 30 or 40 foot statue of an owl that is part of ritual. The owl is a symbol used in a fraternal ceremony, but has no religious implications. Conference speakers come in to speak about domestic and world events. Members are free to come and go. It generally makes the local news there in California. During the rest of the year, members can use the park up to 9 Pm at night. This is where the top of the top in the country congregate. During all my searches, Clinton and Obama have not been there. It is male only, but numerous females work in the park toward the front. Locals who do work there live in a separate areas of the park and then go home after it is over.
There seems to be at least two schools of thought. From mainstream sources indicate pretty much what has been stated above. Another school sees a powerful satanic conspiracy mixed with one world totalitarian government supporters. You name the human pathology or evil and it happens there. Talk show hosts have sneaked in there and have numerous pictures. In the future, there should be more of that because the technology has so improved. Depending on your politics the added attraction, is that former Speaker of the house Newt Gingrich says that the park does not exist. So this is the mystery of the place.
My first readings is that horrible things happened there and now after my research, my imperfect findings is that powerful people can reach each other without visiting a park. Locals can work there. Much is done outside that can be photographed by special high powered cameras. Last, this scenario of evil sells newspapers, books, and CD’s and pumps up hot head radio. So all that I can say is that my account is perhaps the most cautious, but cannot be thought to be the whole story. Why? Because I have not been there. Oh? Well, I look down at my 40 dollar watch and 50 dollar pair of sneakers and think, that I would not fit in. Did Hoover dress that way.? I don’t think so.