Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

About Pequot Lakes

Pequot Lakes is a small town in northern Minnesota, home to 2,462 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Pequot Lakes is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 16.36 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 150 residents per square mile.

📰 Pequot Lakes News Today

• Pequot Lakes students post gains on state tests Pine and Lakes Echo Journal · Oct 11
• Pequot Lakes students witness justice system on home court KAXE · Sep 22
• MN Court Of Appeals Conducts Oral Argument At Pequot Lakes High School Lakeland PBS · Sep 24
• Pillager Varsity Softball @ Pequot Lakes MaxPreps · Oct 9
• 'Jacket netters move on in 7AA Tourney; Janezich wins Pequot Lakes Invite Mesabi Tribune · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Pequot Lakes Unique

• The only place in America named Pequot Lakes — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pequot Lakes

• Barajas Mexican Grill and Cantina — mexican
• Lucky's Tavern — irish

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pequot Lakes

• Bobber Park reviews ★
• Dru's Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Lowell Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Paul M Thiede Fire Tower Park reviews ★
• Trailside Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Pequot Lakes

• PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE
• PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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