Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Pequot Lakes is a city of 2,079 people in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
Why visit Pequot Lakes
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 7 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Cole Memorial Building and Wilford H. Fawcett House.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80°F; January lows average -1°F, and about 39 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Pequot Lakes
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About Pequot Lakes
Pequot Lakes is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,395 at the 2020 Census . It is part of the Brainerd micropolitan area.
From the Wikipedia article Pequot Lakes, Minnesota (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Cole Memorial Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
Community center and former movie theater in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, United States
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Wilford H. Fawcett House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.8 mi
Historic house in Minnesota, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Breezy Point Hockey Center
Sports field and stadium · 2.1 mi
9252 County Road 11, Breezy Point
Restaurants and cafes7
Subway
Fast food · Sandwich · 3.2 mi
30211 County Road 4, Breezy Point
Mo 08:00-21:00; Tu 10:00-21:00; We-Su 08:00-21:00
Where to stay2
History
Pequot Lakes was platted in March 1900. It was named by a postal official for the first Indian-sounding name he thought of, which is the name of a tribe of Algonquian Indians in eastern Connecticut. A post office was established at Pequot Lakes in 1896.
According to the Pequot Lakes Heritage Preservation Commission, the city once called Sibley and Frogtown was renamed as 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. The Pequot Indians are a tribe that used to dominate southeastern New England before the English colonists arrived. While no Pequot tribe members lived in Minnesota, they spoke an Algonquian language related to that of the local Chippewa (Ojibwe) tribes. Author Herman Melville named his lead ship in his novel Moby-Dick as the Pequod.
1. The local 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.
From the History section of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship3
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Church · Evangelical Lutheran · 1.6 mi
30985 Front Street, Pequot Lakes
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare1
Map of Pequot Lakes
41 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19°F | -1°F | 0.8 in | 7.3 in |
| Feb | 25°F | 3°F | 0.7 in | 8.0 in |
| Mar | 38°F | 16°F | 1.4 in | 5.9 in |
| Apr | 52°F | 30°F | 2.1 in | 3.0 in |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.7 in | 0.1 in |
| Jun | 75°F | 54°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 69°F | 48°F | 2.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 54°F | 36°F | 2.9 in | 1.0 in |
| Nov | 38°F | 22°F | 1.4 in | 4.1 in |
| Dec | 24°F | 8°F | 1.0 in | 9.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Pine Rvr Dam Hcn (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Crow Wing County has had 7 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2022-08-09: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-04-07: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-07-06: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
- 2002-06-01: Mn - By-Pass Fire - 05/31/2002 (Fire)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Pine River Regional Airport (PWC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Breezy Point 4 mi east, about 7 min by car
- Nisswa 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Crosslake 11 mi northeast, about 18 min by car
- Brainerd 17 mi south, about 27 min by car
- Baxter 17 mi south, about 27 min by car
- Crosby 18 mi east, about 28 min by car
- Aitkin 28 mi east, about 45 min by car
- Little Falls 42 mi south, about 1 h by car
- Park Rapids 43 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pierz 43 mi south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pequot depot, Iulus Ascanius at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Pequot Lakes church & watertower, McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pequot Lakes Bobber Water Tower, Minnesota (43520087812), Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- FawcettHouse, SH5544, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cole Memorial Building, McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cole Building-2, Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BroachHouse, SH5544, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Public Walking Trail - panoramio, MN-U385, CC BY 3.0
- Epitheca princeps - Cathy Perkins - 179494343, Cathy Perkins, CC0
- Loon Lake Township Hall, JonCarlsonCassCountyDFL, CC BY-SA 4.0
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