Herman, Michigan

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]

Herman, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Herman
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°40′01″N 88°22′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyBaraga
TownshipL'Anse
Elevation
1,667 ft (508 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49946
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID628133[1]

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 data for Herman, Michigan
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)
Average high °F (°C) 19.9
(−6.7)		 24.9
(−3.9)		 35.5
(1.9)		 49.7
(9.8)		 63.8
(17.7)		 72.2
(22.3)		 76.0
(24.4)		 73.7
(23.2)		 64.9
(18.3)		 52.3
(11.3)		 36.4
(2.4)		 23.6
(−4.7)		 49.4
(9.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 11.7
(−11.3)		 14.4
(−9.8)		 24.0
(−4.4)		 38.1
(3.4)		 51.3
(10.7)		 60.3
(15.7)		 64.6
(18.1)		 62.6
(17.0)		 54.2
(12.3)		 42.7
(5.9)		 28.8
(−1.8)		 16.5
(−8.6)		 39.1
(3.9)
Average low °F (°C) 3.5
(−15.8)		 3.8
(−15.7)		 12.5
(−10.8)		 26.5
(−3.1)		 38.7
(3.7)		 48.5
(9.2)		 53.3
(11.8)		 51.5
(10.8)		 43.6
(6.4)		 33.1
(0.6)		 21.2
(−6.0)		 9.3
(−12.6)		 28.8
(−1.8)
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) 2.27
(58)		 1.69
(43)		 2.33
(59)		 2.47
(63)		 3.23
(82)		 3.43
(87)		 4.34
(110)		 3.83
(97)		 4.09
(104)		 4.11
(104)		 2.87
(73)		 2.58
(66)		 37.24
(946)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 50.0
(127)		 35.2
(89)		 32.5
(83)		 13.9
(35)		 2.4
(6.1)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.2
(0.51)		 9.0
(23)		 28.9
(73)		 47.5
(121)		 219.6
(557.61)
Average precipitation days 19 14 13 11 12 13 13 12 14 15 16 19 171
Average snowy days 20 14 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 19 86
Source: https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mqt

References
  1. 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 (3 January 2014). "50 States' Biggest Snow Days". Weather.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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