More than 200,000 people visit Fort Myers' Edison and Ford Winter Estates every year. But now some unwanted visitors are shutting down the popular tourist attraction — for a few days, at least. Blame ...
The Edison Fest celebrates Fort Myers's most famous winter resident, Thomas Edison. Here's more about the inventor best known ...
Ohio-born Edison, already a well-known inventor, started to develop respiratory problems in his late 30s, said Edwards. “His doctors told him to go south for the winter.” His first stop was in St.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular ...
One of the best-known landmarks and tourist spots in Fort Myers is the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford historical site. The winter estates of the inventor and the car man, now part of a museum on the ...