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Interlochen Demolishes Lodge Tied to Epstein Abuse

5/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Interlochen Center for the Arts will demolish Green Lake Lodge after DOJ documents showed Epstein met a 13-year-old victim there in 1994.
The Board of Trustees approved demolition after a Finance and Budget Committee review of building’s history and condition.
Epstein donated over $400,000 to Interlochen between 1990 and 2003, including $200,000 for the lodge’s construction.
State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou introduced legislation to create a committee to investigate Interlochen’s ties to Epstein.

History

Historical Context

CAPTA, first passed in 1974 and reauthorized by Congress in 1990, built on mandatory-reporting laws adopted by all 50 states by 1970. The act’s federal-state coordination now underpins the DOJ’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s 1994 encounter with a 13-year-old at Green Lake Lodge, prompting Michigan Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou to seek a probe of Interlochen Center for the Arts.

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Story summary

Interlochen Center for the Arts will demolish Green Lake Lodge after DOJ documents showed Epstein met a 13-year-old victim there in 1994.
The Board of Trustees approved demolition after a Finance and Budget Committee review of building’s history and condition.
Epstein donated over $400,000 to Interlochen between 1990 and 2003, including $200,000 for the lodge’s construction.
State Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou introduced legislation to create a committee to investigate Interlochen’s ties to Epstein.

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