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== Relationship with Saint Paul, Minnesota (nonfiction) ==
== Relationship with Saint Paul, Minnesota (nonfiction) ==


Things were a bit awkward, after the old [[Minneapolis, Minnesota (nonfiction)]] voted to become a province of [[Canada (nonfiction)]] province.
Things were a bit awkward, after the old [[Minneapolis, Minnesota (nonfiction)]] voted to become a province of [[Canada (nonfiction)]].


Sorting out the new tax base situation between a real city and a fictional city was particularly challenging.
Sorting out the new tax base situation between a real city and a fictional city was particularly challenging.

Revision as of 10:49, 28 March 2016

New Minneapolis, Canada is the former town of Minneapolis (nonfiction), now an exclave (nonfiction) of Canada (nonfiction).

Famous residents

Famous and infamous residents (former, current, and future) include:

Famous non-residents

People and other entities who will, famously, never be residents of New Minneapolis:

Nested Radical

The Nested Radical is a popular coffeehouse (nonfiction in New Minneapolis, Canada.

In fiction

The graphic novel (nonfiction) Whatever Happened to the Nested Radical? is set entirely in The Nested Radical.

It includes references to, and illustrations of, various places, people, and events in and around New Minneapolis.

Egg Tooth neighborhood

The famous Egg Tooth neighborhood is popular with thrill seekers and the characters they attract.

The neighborhood is named after the monster Egg Tooth, who once visited during a Wild Rumpus.

During his visit, Egg Tooth was struck by rumbustious lightning -- the event which allowed him to permanently escape from Where The Wild Things Are (nonfiction).

Relationship with Saint Paul, Minnesota (nonfiction)

Things were a bit awkward, after the old Minneapolis, Minnesota (nonfiction) voted to become a province of Canada (nonfiction).

Sorting out the new tax base situation between a real city and a fictional city was particularly challenging.

But most people adjusted easily enough, and pretty soon business got back to normal, and these days (March 2016) every is fine, apart from the annual River Parade.

Sister cities

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference