Lake Stearns was renamed Lake Placid in the late 1920s by Melvil Dewey, creator of the Dewey Decimal Classification, a system for cataloging library books. A resident of Lake Placid, N.Y., Dewey wintered in Florida and was instrumental in the town's development as a resort. The town boasts dozens of murals that depict the area's history and ecology. It is also the Caladium Capital of the World. Learn More...