In 1919; Wilford Hamilton Fawcett; better known as �Captain Billy;� published the first issue of Captain Billy�s Whiz Bang. Filled with jokes and cartoons; the little magazine made a fortune for Fawcett. In 1921; he purchased 80 acres on the shore of Big Pelican Lake near Brainerd; Minnesota; and built a bluff-top village of cabins. The following year; as Fawcett Publications brought out True Confessions magazine; construction began on the Breezy Point Lodge. This magnificent log structure featured a ballroom; casino; billiard room; and bowling alley. After Fawcett�s untimely death in 1940; the resort was closed until the end of World War II. When Breezy Point reopened; Minnesota families returned in droves. After a fire destroyed the main lodge in 1959; Breezy Point was rebuilt and reimagined by Hollywood entertainer Ginny Simms. The legendary resort has grown and changed over the years; but Fawcett�s vision and adventurous spirit are still soaring above Big Pelican Lake and the piney woods of Breezy Point.
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