Hermantown does not get the lake effect warming that softens Duluth’s winters down by the lift bridge. Sitting higher and further inland, your home regularly faces temperatures five to ten degrees colder than the lakefront on the same January night. For residents near the airport, along Arrowhead Road, or in the newer developments off Ugstad, that temperature gap is not a minor inconvenience. It is a direct, measurable load on your furnace, and every window or door in your home that is not performing at the highest level is making that load worse. Modern Hermantown homes are beautiful, with expansive floor plans and large glass features that frame the suburban-rural landscape. But large glass and poor glazing is one of the most expensive combinations a homeowner can live with through a northern Minnesota winter.



