Pequot Lakes
A city once called Sibley and Frogtown became Pequot. In 1900, Walter and Flora Brown filed their plat for the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 section 10 in T136N-R29W under the title Pequot. It's easy to figure out where the name Lakes came from, but what about Pequot? The Pequot Indians are a small tribe that has existed in eastern Connecticut since the first European settlers arrived here. While no Pequot tribes ever lived in this area, the Algonquin language was carried here by the Chippewa (Ojibwe) tribes.

Two possible explanations for the town's name arise:
1. Lakes area historian Carl Zapffe suggests that a variation of the Chippewa word for arrow (bikwas) as listed by Father Barroga in his Chippewa dictionary gave rise to the word Pequot.
2. Another explanation comes from a 1936 interview of Laurence Anderson, who moved to the town in the mid 1890s. "A daughter of Waubanaquot, Chief of the White Earth Tribe, was named O-Pequot and lived north of the town on the north end of Sibley Lake. She graciously allowed her dugout home to be used as a school and a church for the early settlers of the town. When she died, she was buried in the town cemetery."

Was the name Pequot chosen to honor her? No one knows for sure why Walter and Flora chose the name Pequot. However, we do know that change was mandated by the U.S. Post Office because of a town already named Sibley in southwestern Minnesota. In any event, the town's name was officially changed to Pequot in 1902.

Breezy Point
The city of Breezy Point is a thriving community located along the northern shores of Big Pelican Lake. Breezy Point is characterized by both family and retirement residences and is a strong recreational community with a substantial number of seasonal residences. Breezy Point Resort has been in operation for over 80 years, building on Captain Billy Fawcett's dreams.

Jenkins
The village of Jenkins was incorporated in 1904 under their official name. However, a post office had previously been established and mail was first handled from offices located in a part of a store. The first rail line built by Brainerd Northern came through Jenkins in 1895.