The settlement was founded by Finnish-born Herman Keranen, who had been working in the lumber camps when he bought several 40-acre (160,000m2) 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 what was then the single largest snowfall in Michigan history, with 30 inches (76cm) falling in the single day.[4] It received 34 inches (860mm) in a 24-hour period during the March 13–17, 2026 North American storm complex.[5]
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)
↑"Station: Herman, MI". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
