Eight-five years and counting. That's how many years now there's been a big celebration in Fort Myers to celebrate the life of Thomas Edison. It was in 1938 when the idea of a celebration to ...

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 winter ...

The Edison & Ford Winter Estates, featuring the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, are a popular tourist attraction in Southwest Florida. The Estates include the friends' former homes, ...

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.

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These people go all-out for Christmas. Here are three spectacular holiday light displays in Lee County, plus a map leading ...

It all started in 1938. Since then, the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade has grown into an annual tradition that draws thousands to downtown Fort Myers to marvel at the elaborate floats and ...

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 ...