Henry Ford’s Fort Myers home was known as “The Mangoes.” Next door, his buddy Thomas Edison called his own collection of houses “Seminole Lodge.” Now — a century later — those side-by-side winter ...

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 Festival of Light Grand Parade returns Saturday, Feb. 21, to downtown Fort Myers. Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 event. It’s one of the biggest night parades in the ...

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 police sirens wailed. The marching bands danced. And more than 50 floats glowed in the Fort Myers night. The Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade finally arrived Saturday after two weeks of ...

A major preservation project is underway at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Crews are replacing the wooden roof on Thomas Edison's main winter home, a task that hasn't been tackled ...