Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Hanka Homestead now known as the Hanka Homestead Finnish Museum is a group of eight buildings on a 40-acre (16 ha) homestead. It is located three miles (4.8 km) west of U.S.”
Wikipedia article Herman and Anna Hanka Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Baraga County · listed in 1984 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Herman and Anna Hanka Farm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARAGA FD 2020-52 - 2020 |
| 30 June 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Agency | 006 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pelkie, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 6 heavy rain, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Flood | Pelkie | $500,000 | Runoff of liquid water equivalent of up to four inches in the higher terrain of Baraga County resulted in mostly minor snowmelt flooding of rural areas along rivers and small streams through much of the first half of May. Minor flooding occurred along the Sturgeon River during this time. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | $40,000 | 40 to 50 large trees were snapped off or uprooted between Pine Creek Road and just south of Highway M-38 near the Sturgeon River. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | $12,000 | The observer seven miles northwest of Baraga reported several large red pines and spruce trees down from thunderstorm winds. There were approximately 8 snapped trees and over 15 uprooted trees. Power was also knocked out from the storm from 930 pm EDT on the 25th until 7 am EDT on the 26th. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | $7,000 | Law enforcement and social media photos indicated numerous trees, large branches and power lines down blocking roads in the Pelkie area. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | $2,000 | Online photos received showed numerous spruce trees snapped just east of Pelkie. Time of the delayed report was estimated from radar. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported downed trees on Froberg Road near Pelkie. Power outages were also reported in Baraga. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Pelkie | $1,000 | The Sturgeon River overflowed at Halonen Road seven miles northwest of Baraga. The water was estimated to be one foot deep over the road. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Pelkie | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported in Alston via Facebook. Time of the report was estimated from radar. The hail lasted several minutes. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Pelkie | - | Nickel-sized hail reported in Pelkie based on Facebook photo posted online. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Pelkie | - | The spotter near Pelkie reported nickel-sized hail. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Pelkie | - | There was a public report of penny-sized hail near Pelkie. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Pelkie | - | The observer seven miles northwest of Baraga measured one inch diameter hail. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Pelkie | - | The observing station near Pelkie measured 1.38 inches of rainfall in just over ten hours. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Pelkie | - | Rainfall totals between 1.5 and 2.5 inches were reported across Baraga County in approximately a 15-hour period. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Pelkie | - | The Pelkie RAWS station measured over one and a half inches of storm total rainfall. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Pelkie | - | Observer measured 2.35 inches of rain 5 miles west-northwest of Baraga. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Pelkie | - | An observer seven miles northwest of Baraga measured 1.75 inches of rain. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | - | The observer reported a tree down near Pelkie. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | - | Four-inch diameter trees down with small hail reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Pelkie | - | 1 1/2 inch diameter hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Pelkie | - | 1 inch diameter hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Pelkie | - | 1 inch hail was reported. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | - | An automatic weather station reported a 64 mph wind gust. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelkie | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Pelkie | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Assinins | 6.3 miles | 1972 |
 | Hebard-Ford Summer House | 7.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001372 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Baraga County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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