The Lake Placid Camp & Conference Center is located in

Lake Placid, Florida Lake Placid is a town in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,223 and in 2018 the estimated population was 2,439. It is part of the Sebring Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has two nickname ...

, and is owned and operated by the South Florida District

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. The Nazarene district purchased the property in October 1996, for the purpose of providing a

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place for Christian groups, and churches to come together to worship God in a camp type setting.

About

The conference center sits on directly on Lake Placid and provides room to house 350 guests currently with more housing in the construction process. There are currently 14 multi-bed dorm, cabin, and private guest buildings available to house the guests in. A dining area in the main lodge provides a place for guests to enjoy the meals provided in their contracted packages. The conference center has several meeting rooms available to groups, along with a

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, a sand

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area, a playground, and

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court for their guest’s enjoyment. There is also a beach area on the lake, and a swimming area marked off in the lake for LPCC guests to use. Picnic tables and park benches can be found throughout the grounds for the enjoyment of those who like to commune with nature.

History of the property

Two of the buildings on the campground, the Lodge, (originally known as the Litlloj) and the Inn, boast a long and interesting history being built in 1927, originally belonging to

Melville Dewey Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an influential American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, a founder of the Lake Placid Club, and a chief li ...

, as a summer resort for his family and friends to enjoy. Dewey is credited with convincing the town council to rename the Lake, (and sub sequentially the town), from Lake Stearns to Lake Placid after the town of

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, where his main residence was located. He is also credited with being the person responsible for bringing the railroad to Lake Placid, Florida. Dewey, an educator, and librarian, is known as the creator of the "

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" system, and "the father of modern librarianship".

Credits

"Yesterday in Florida" issue 14, Lake Placid Conference Center historical files

External links

Official website
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