The city of Breezy Point is best known for being the home to a resort of the same name on land acquired in 1921 by millionaire publicist Wilfred Hamilton Fawcett, owner of Fawcett Publications, and creator of the famous Whiz Bang Magazine.
With the resort community growing as a result of Fawcett's actions, a village was incorporated in 1939 with the name of Pelican Lakes.