Tapiola, Michigan

Tapiola, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Tapiola
Coordinates: 46°55′29″N 88°37′35″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Houghton
Township	Portage
Elevation [1]	824 ft (251 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49916 (Chassell)
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	1614595[1]

Tapiola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.[1] Tapiola is located in Portage Township, 8 miles (13 km) west of Keweenaw Bay.[2]

History

Tapiola was founded by Finnish Americans; they named the community after the Finnish term for the land of the forest god.[3][4]

Education

In 1913 the John A. Doelle Agricultural School opened in Tapiola.^[citation needed]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tapiola, Michigan
2. Michigan Atlas and Gazetteer (10th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2002. p. 110.
3. Armas Kustaa Ensio Holmio (2001). History of the Finns in Michigan. Wayne State University Press. pp. 99, 100, 101. ISBN 9780814329740.
4. "The History of Otter Lake or Tapiola". Migenweb.org. Retrieved June 28, 2016.