Herman, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
46°40′01″N 88°22′01″W / 46.66694°N 88.36694°W / 46.66694; -88.36694CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyBaragaTownshipL'AnseElevation
1,667 ft (508 m)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP code
49946
Area code906GNIS feature ID628133[1]

Herman is an unincorporated community in L'Anse Township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was established in 1901 along a branch of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway approximately midway between Nestoria and L'Anse.[1] A post office opened January 13, 1903, and was discontinued on December 5, 1970.[2]

The settlement was founded by Herman Keranen (born November 5, 1862, in Puolanka, Oulun Laani, Finland), who had been working in the lumber camps when he bought several 40-acre (160,000 m2) plots and constructed a crude log cabin. With the money he earned from lumbering, he established the largest and most productive farm in the area, which led to the community being named for him. For a number of years, the primary access to the area was via the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad Company. A school was built in 1903, and a post office followed in 1904. The Herman Athletic Association was organized in 1912, and a farmer's cooperative association in 1919. The area boasted at least one store and one mercantile business.[3]

On December 19, 1996, the town received the single largest snowfall in Michigan history, with 30 inches (76 cm) falling in the single day.[4]

Other early residents included Matt Anderson, Gust Kontio, Erkki Kayramo, Nels Majhannu, Jacob Kuusisto, Henry Pasanen, Joseph Pekkala and Eli Korpi.

Climate

Climate data for Herman, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 54
(12) 		61
(16) 		78
(26) 		91
(33) 		93
(34) 		96
(36) 		96
(36) 		95
(35) 		95
(35) 		86
(30) 		73
(23) 		58
(14) 		96
(36)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 37.8
(3.2) 		44.3
(6.8) 		56.4
(13.6) 		70.6
(21.4) 		83.4
(28.6) 		86.5
(30.3) 		86.6
(30.3) 		84.7
(29.3) 		80.9
(27.2) 		73.5
(23.1) 		54.7
(12.6) 		42.0
(5.6) 		88.7
(31.5)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 19.1
(−7.2) 		23.3
(−4.8) 		34.2
(1.2) 		46.7
(8.2) 		62.1
(16.7) 		70.8
(21.6) 		74.8
(23.8) 		72.8
(22.7) 		64.5
(18.1) 		50.4
(10.2) 		35.6
(2.0) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		48.2
(9.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 12.9
(−10.6) 		15.0
(−9.4) 		24.1
(−4.4) 		36.5
(2.5) 		50.7
(10.4) 		60.0
(15.6) 		64.2
(17.9) 		62.4
(16.9) 		55.1
(12.8) 		42.7
(5.9) 		29.3
(−1.5) 		18.6
(−7.4) 		39.3
(4.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 6.7
(−14.1) 		6.7
(−14.1) 		14.0
(−10.0) 		26.4
(−3.1) 		39.4
(4.1) 		49.2
(9.6) 		53.5
(11.9) 		52.0
(11.1) 		45.8
(7.7) 		35.0
(1.7) 		23.0
(−5.0) 		13.0
(−10.6) 		30.4
(−0.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −16.2
(−26.8) 		−18.0
(−27.8) 		−15.7
(−26.5) 		5.8
(−14.6) 		23.1
(−4.9) 		31.7
(−0.2) 		37.7
(3.2) 		37.3
(2.9) 		28.8
(−1.8) 		20.3
(−6.5) 		3.8
(−15.7) 		−10.5
(−23.6) 		−22.5
(−30.3)
Record low °F (°C) −36
(−38) 		−40
(−40) 		−35
(−37) 		−17
(−27) 		12
(−11) 		22
(−6) 		26
(−3) 		27
(−3) 		11
(−12) 		1
(−17) 		−18
(−28) 		−37
(−38) 		−40
(−40)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.21
(56) 		1.82
(46) 		2.28
(58) 		2.87
(73) 		3.40
(86) 		3.50
(89) 		4.58
(116) 		3.29
(84) 		4.19
(106) 		4.39
(112) 		3.00
(76) 		2.73
(69) 		38.26
(972)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 47.8
(121) 		35.0
(89) 		27.8
(71) 		16.4
(42) 		2.2
(5.6) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		8.0
(20) 		28.7
(73) 		41.7
(106) 		207.8
(528)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 18.2 13.7 12.7 12.6 13.2 12.4 13.1 12.3 14.4 16.4 16.8 17.9 173.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 19.2 15.0 10.8 6.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.4 12.1 17.9 86.1
Source: NOAA[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herman, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herman Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Baragaland Bicentennial 1776-1976. Baraga, Michigan: The Lumberjacks. 1976.
  4. ^ Dolce, Chris (January 3, 2014). "50 States' Biggest Snow Days". Weather.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Station: Herman, MI". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

Further reading

  • L'Anse High School (2005) [1922]. "Outlying Districts: Summit and Herman". History of L'Anse township, by the American history class of L'Anse high school. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. p. N/A. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  • Holmio, Armas K. E. (2001). "Copper Country". History of the Finns in Michigan (pdf). trans. Ellen M. Ryynanen. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0-8143-2974-8. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
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