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Today’s Geo Quiz — is something right out of a fairy tale. Getting sued is bad enough.

But imagine being sued for having a statue of the Little Mermaid!

That’s just what’s making local newspaper front page headlines in a town in south west Michigan. This town on the Flat River — has a Danish sister city, and it celebrates its Danish heritage each summer with a Danish Festival.

But when it comes to the town’s little statue paying tribute to Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, that’s another matter. The estate of the Danish artist who created the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen’s harbor is crying fowl.

Hans Christian Andersen

It says Michigan’s little mermaid is an infringement on copyright.

So what’s the name of this Michigan town that’s in hot water over the Little Mermaid?

Time now to answer today’s Geo Quiz. We’re looking for the name of a town in Michigan where there’s a big fuss over a little statue. The statue in question is Denmark’s famous Little Mermaid statue. The Hans Christian Andersen figure is perched on a rock in Copenhagen’s harbor.

But there’s a replica of the Little Mermaid that’s stirring up something of a fuss. Kathy Joe Vanderlon knows all to well.

Lisa Mullins: “Your town has a lot of Danish heritage…your annual Danish Festival is coming up in August..is this disagreement spoiling the mood? Are Hans Christian Andersen children’s books still as popular as ever at the local library?”

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Kathy Joe Vanderlon is with the Chamber of Commerce in Greenville, Michigan the answer to our Geo Quiz.