Visit Lake Placid, Florida

Lake Placid, Florida Is located in Highlands County. Its closest big neighbor is Sebring North through rolling hills and fragrant orange groves along US-27. The surrounding communities are raising the actual population to about 21,000 because they say they live in Lake Placid.

Placid Lake is surrounded by 29 lakes that provide some of the best fishing and water sports available anywhere.
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History of Placid Lake, Florida
The town was originally called Lake Stearns and was founded in 1925. It was the center of citrus.  

Dr. Melville Dewey, the inventor of Dewey's decimal system, bought many areas in the area.

His system is still in use in countless thousands of libraries to manage book collections. He also invented a simple way of spelling that he never caught. 
Dewey was the founder of the Lake Placid Club in New York, and persuaded the town and state to go along with the name change of Lake Stearns to Lake Placid.

Placid Lake, Florida today
Citrus is still an important part of the regional economy. 
In the heyday of the thriving citrus industry, Lake Placid Tower was built with a fantastic view of thousands of acres of woods and many lakes.

The tower still stands on its own, but is no longer open to the public for a walk to the summit.

The town is a place for mural lovers in Florida, with more than 40 murals painted on buildings throughout the city.

These murals turn what used to be a typical Florida town into an outdoor art gallery.

The murals depict the history, culture and interesting facts about the area. Are found in almost every building in the city.

A visit to the Chamber of Commerce or most of the retail stores will allow you to purchase a mural guide to get the most out of the tour.

Lake Placid is also famous for producing 90 percent of the world's cladium plant. The town is known as the cladium capital of the world.
To celebrate this title, the city holds an annual Cladium Festival.

Things to do in Lake Placid Florida
Lake Placid is a good place to start a day trip around the lakes in the area, including Placid Lake.

The area has a distinctly charming rural feel, though a lot of residential developments, stretch across the area.

Henscratch Farms Winery is located west of Lake Placid and well worth a visit. There are also some small and tidy holiday hotels along the shore of the lake, making it an attractive holiday destination.

To see Florida, consider a visit to Lake June National Park in winter or a tour of Archbold Biological Station, where scientists and educators conduct ecological research on native wild plants.

An interesting day trip is to walk south from downtown Lake Placid along SR-17, also known as Old State Road 8. This will take you to the ghost towns of Old Venus about 12 miles south.
Lake Placid was crowned "America's Most Interesting City" by Reader's Digest, which presented only what residents have known for years.
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