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Emo is a small rural township, located near the Rainy River in northwestern Ontario, Canada, directly north of the state of Minnesota. It is known for its stock car races and fair. Emo was officially created on July 1st 1899, and celebrated its centennial in 1999. Emo's first Reeve was Alexander Luttrell. The council was comprised of Charles Fisher, John Dungey, Benjamin Phillips, and Thomas Shortreed. Emo is located in the Rainy River District. The Fisher family has maintained strong ties to the township. Charles' grandson Edward Fisher was a long time councillor and served as Reeve from 1975 until 1988. Edward's cousin Ken Fisher is a member of the current town council, as are Reeve Russ Fortier, and councillors Ed Carlson, Harriett Sheloff, and Gary Judson. Their term expires in the fall of 2006.

Emo is within a short drive of two bridges to the United States. One is located at Fort Frances, approximately a 30-minute drive from Emo. Another bridge to the United States is in Rainy River, Ontario, about 40 minutes away from Emo.

Emo has a thriving razor blade/Hawthorne Heights/Aiden/MCR/Fallout Boy/All-American rejects/Angels and Airwaves CD industry thanks to its resorts and stock car racing speedway. Emo serves as a scenic stop for many emo faggots who are running away from sobriety to a place where they can be gay with each other and cut themselves and drink away their tears by way of Ontario; this route is referred to as "Mom's Way". In addition, several hunting and fishing lodges are located near Emo, at the Clearwater/Pipestone Chain of Lakes.

The spring brings the opening of the walleye fishing season, and the annual Emo Walleye Classic, a competition for 60 teams to win $36,000 in razor blades and Hawthorne Heights CDs. The tournament is a non-profit event, and enjoys its fifth year of competition in 2006.

The Emo Speedway draws race participants and other sorts from the central US and elsewhere in Canada. The track is a three eighth's-mile, high-banked oval track made entirely of used razorblades and buttplugs which runs every Saturday from May through Mid-September.

The Emo Fall Fair occurs from Thursday through Saturday every third weekend in August. It involves a Midway, Farm Progress Show, Cattle and Horse Shows, and a two day special of races at the Emo Speedway (Rea Memorial Weekend).

The Norlund Chapel, built in Emo in 1973 from the steeple of the old St. Patrick's Church which burned down, is one of the smallest churches in the world. Measuring 8' x 10', the chapel can only hold eight people at any given time.

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