A tour group approaches the home Thomas Edison had built along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, in 1886. It’s now part of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, which is open for ...

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates will partially reopen this weekend with discounted tickets and limited access for patrons, the Fort Myers historical site announced Monday.

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A statue of Mina Miller Edison, an Akron native, on the grounds of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Henry Ford bought the house next to the Edisons in 1916; it was opened to the ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Back in 1885, Thomas Edison was one of the original snowbirds after building a winter estate on Florida's southwest coast. His home, known as the Seminole lodge, became a ...

Before and After Irma: Edison Ford Winter Estates popular Mysore Fig tree in Fort Myers Estates leaders are still assessing their costs from Hurricane Irma. For now, they're estimating damage ...

Together, their homes, gardens and Edison's former lab form the 20-acre Edison and Ford Winter Estates, that give an unusual view of American ingenuity and leisure at the turn of the 20th century ...

The landmark Ford and Edison museum in Fort Myers along the Caloosahatchee River survived Hurricane Ian’s onslaught in Southwest Florida, but did have some damage.

Edison bought his property along the Caloosahatchee River in 1885 and built a home the next year. Ford bought the property next door in 1916, which included a 1911 Craftsman-styled bungalow. Edison ...

I always had been a guy who goes it alone, a lone wolf, a solitary wanderer on scenic Florida paths. That all changed, at least temporarily, when I paid $5 above the general $20 admission for the g… ...

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