Effie, MN

Effie is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 109 residents. Minnesota State Highways 1 and 38 are two of the main routes in the community. A post office was established in Effie in 1903. Effie is home to The Effie North Star Stampede. The annual rodeo is held on the last weekend in July. A newcomer can read Effie through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Effie comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The community was named after Effie Wenaus, the daughter of the city's first postmaster. Effie is home to North Star Stampede.