Super Punch: The "ultra-rich Minnesota enclave named North Oaks is so secretive and exclusive that they have the distinction of being the only community not seen on Google Maps"

Friday, February 20, 2026

The "ultra-rich Minnesota enclave named North Oaks is so secretive and exclusive that they have the distinction of being the only community not seen on Google Maps"

@christheproducer21
I got a legal letter from the wealthiest city in Minnesota about a YouTube video I made about them
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NYPost:

While not a gated community, developers legally moved every homeowner’s property line to encompass the streets, meaning that North Oaks is effectively devoid of public roads.
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threatened Google with a lawsuit after discovering that their neighborhood was visible via Street View
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[A Minnesotan] managed to find a loophole in that the town didn’t own the airspace. He was allowed to fly his aerial recon bot over the snowy El Dorado as long as it remained within his sight line and provided he had approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.