The Chalfonts, The Tremonds, and the Summer House on Pearl Lakes

The Tremonds and The Chalfonts are names that the Grandmother and her Grandson borrow from the owners of homes they temporarily inhabit. Another French surname mentioned in the series gives me cause to wonder if it may have been linked to the pair as well.  

When Leland Palmer visits the Sheriff's Department in episode 10 (2.003, The Man Behind the Glass), he mentions seeing a long-haired man at his Grandfather's summer house at Pearl Lakes. 

Leland
(holds up the poster)
This man. I know him.

Cooper
How do you know him, Leland?

Leland
When I was a little boy my Grandfather had a summer home up on Pearl Lakes, we used to go there every year 

Cooper
You knew him from there.

Leland
Yes. Yes. Now, I know he wasn't a Chalbert. They were our neighbors that lived on one side of us. On the other side, there was a vacant lot, next to that was a white house. That's where he lived.

Cooper
Do you remember a name?

Leland
I think ... I think it was Robertson. 

Cooper looks at the letters on the blackboard, then back at Leland.

Cooper
Robert. Robertson. R,T,B. That's what the letters are trying to sell. Hawk, get up to Pearl Lakes, find out who used to live in that white house.

Leland states that the other neighbors next to the Palmer house were named Chalbert. Was this name another alias used by the grandmother and grandson, given their proximity to BOB and his victim? When Sheriff Truman calls for information on the former occupant of the white house near the Palmer residence, he states, "County says nobody by the name of 'Robertson' ever lived next to the Palmers." This is reminiscent of the grandmother and grandson's habit of leaving without a trace. 

In the same episode, Hawk and Cooper discuss Hawk's findings.

Hawk:
Pearl Lakes; there is a vacant lot next to the Palmer house, and next to that is a white house that's all boarded up. Mailbox, no name on it.

Cooper:
Title check?

Hawk:
County's working on it, plus Power and Light's searching their records.

Cooper:
How soon before we know?

Hawk:
Morning, earliest. 

Note Hawk says that the white house is "all boarded up."

In episode 11 (Laura's Secret Diary, 2.004), Cooper asks if there have been any updates from Hawk regarding the last occupants of the house on Pearl Lakes. 

Truman
Called this morning. Now the county says nobody by the name of 'Robertson' ever lived next to the Palmers. We got a current address on the last occupants; Kalispell. He'll check it by afternoon.

Later, in episode 12 (The Orchid's Curse, 2.005), as Deputy Hawk enters the Sheriff's Department with news regarding the location, Truman jokingly says, "I thought we lost you to the Kalispell woods." Oddly, Truman doesn't seem to mention the location name in connection with the former occupant. It is uncertain what this means, if anything, though it seems worth noting. 

In the same episode, Hawk tells Harry and Cooper,

Hawk:
Two retired female school teachers live in that house next to the Palmers. They have no memory of a gray haired man.

Which, again, sounds similar to the situation Donna faced. Note that Hawk states the retired school teachers live in the house next to the Palmer residence. He'd previously said the house was boarded up. The script says, "A pair of retired female schoolteachers lived in that house next to the Palmers."  The script and televised version of episode 11 seem to indicate that the Kalispells live in a house other than the one on Pearl Lakes, though episode 12 makes it seem otherwise. Whether or not the line was changed intentionally is open to interpretation. 

Unfortunately, we learn nothing more about the Palmer house on Pearl Lakes or the white house nearby. Hawk phrases matters as though the house is still in the Palmer name, meaning it may belong to Leland or is at least in the family. It almost seems as though it has been some time since Leland has visited. Did Laura ever spend time at this house? 

Though we know little about this location, the possible implications are intriguing.