Along with the homes, the grounds also include a botanical garden (with trees planted by Edison and Ford themselves), a research laboratory and a museum with hundreds of artifacts and inventions ...

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. $25 admission includes access to the museum site. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd., downtown Fort Myers. 334-7419 or edisonfordwinterestates.org ...

Edison moved to Fort Myers in 1885 as a winter resident. His friend — legendary carmaker Henry Ford — eventually bought a house next door in 1916. Their homes are now a popular museum and ...

Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. In 1896, shortly after building his quadricycle, Henry Ford had the chance to meet the famous inventor at a convention in New York. Edison, who was ...

February 24, 2025 • We took the show on the road to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in downtown ... They have an exhibit up in the museum there called "Fanatics: Thomas Edison, Connie Mack ...