Did You Know... Lake Placid

Did you know the Town of Lake Placid is the "Caladium Capital of the World"? Lake Placid produces more than 90 percent of the world's caladiums - a colorful plant used both indoors and outdoors. The majority of Lake Placid's caladiums are grown in 1,500 acres of "black lake bottom muck" south of Lake Istokpoga on County Road 621. The caladium bulbs are shipped throughout the U.S., as well as to South Africa, Turkey, Spain, Pakistan and Europe. The Town of Lake Placid holds an annual Caladium Festival on the last weekend in August. The 2002 festival had an attendance of more than 25,000 people. Reprinted from Quality Cities November/December 2002 Back to City Trivia Home