Head out to the Edison Festival of Light Junior Parade in Fort Myers today, Feb. 9, 2025. This smaller version of the Edison ...

On his doctor’s orders, Thomas Edison was looking to escape the cold weather of the Northeast when he came to Florida for the winter.

Here are five fun things to do this weekend and beyond, including Cape Coral Bike Night, Fort Myers Art Walk and the Edison ...

Ford was so distraught by Edison's death in 1931 that he sold the house in 1945 and it was eventually purchased by the city of Fort Meyers in 1988. Historic Ford vehicles are displayed in a garage.

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates are a home base for history buffs who visit the area. The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the ...

Designated at the present sites of Edison's three research laboratories: the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 25, 2014; at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West ...

It's all to honor and celebrate Fort Myers' most famous winter resident, Thomas Edison. The inventor first ... units participate in what’s billed as Florida’s largest youth parade.

It was discontinued in the early 1930s, according to the museum at Thomas Edison's winter estate in Fort Myers, FL, where the celebrated scientist's sandwich grill is on display. Edison's ...

This downtown area sits next to the Edison Park Historic District, where you can find the twin residences of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Look for the rows of palm trees, which line McGregor ...