Effie, Minnesota is in northern Itasca County. Minnesota Highway 1 runs east-west through the city, serving as its main street for a short stretch, while Highway 38 also serves the city, intersecting Highway 38 within the city limits. County Road 225 forms the eastern boundary of Effie, while County Road 236 forms its western border, and County Road 255 forms the northern borders of the city. The city was formed as a logging community in the early 1900s as logging camps sprung up throughout the region. A post office began in 1903, with Eva R. Wenaus as postmaster, and the town was named for her daughter, Effie Wenaus. In 1912, the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway built a station in Effie, largely so that logs could be moved from the area by rail. The focus of the city’s commerce shifted to agriculture in the 1930s when the logging boom began to fade, and the rail line was abandoned. Effie is just west of the Bois Forte Reservation. The Koochiching State Forest is north of Effie, and the Chippewa National Forest is south. Nearby communities include Craigville to the north, and Bigfork to the south, as well as Bowstring, Dora Lake, Marcell, Oslund, Pinetop, Pomroy, Talmoon, Wildwood, and Wirt. Grand Rapids is about fifty miles south, Hibbing about sixty miles southeast, and Red Lake about seventy miles west of Effie.
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Locally owned and operated, the tire shop and service station in Effie, Minnesota carries a variety of tire brands, including Yokohama, Goodyear, General, and others, for passenger cars, light trucks, commercial vehicles, and agricultural vehicles. The store and shop also features a general convenience store, liquor store, and auto service shop. Its location and hours are posted.
http://www.effiecountryservice.com/
Maintained by Virtual North Woods, the site covers attractions and events in Effie, Minnesota, including equine events, concerts and performing arts events at the Edge Center for the Arts, the annual Jug Band Boogie, and the North Star Stampede, an annual rodeo. Photographs are highlighted, and rodeo calendars may be ordered through the site.
http://www.effiemn.com/
Northern Itasca Joint Powers Board: Effie
The NIJPB is made up of six units of government in northeastern Minnesota within Itasca County: Bigfork Valley Hospital District, the City of Bigfork, Bigfork Township, Marcell Township, Stokes Township, and the City of Effie. Its page on Effie lists town officials, local churches, recreational opportunities, festivals, and events. City council meeting minutes are included.
http://www.edgeofthewilderness.org/effie/effie.htm
Virtual North Woods presents a gallery of photographs of a property in Effie, Minnesota known as Sky Ranch. Several interior photos are presented, particularly of a Christmas holiday that was held there in 2005.
http://www.virtualnorthwoods.com/
Published electronically by Virtual North Woods, the site offers a calendar of events in Effie, Minnesota, along with photographs and notices of area attractions, classified advertising, and weather information. North Star Stampede rodeo calendars may be purchased through the site, and installments of a fiction story are included. Local video is also included.
http://www.vnw.org/
Based in the small town of Effie, Minnesota, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Virtual North Woods specializes in designing customized web sites, event photography, graphic design, and other design services, which are highlighted here, along with a galleries of photographs depicting samples of its web design and photography products, as well as a history of the company and contact data.
http://vnwweb.com/
