Family Vacations In Fort Myers Beach
Author: Phil Hayden
I've a Dear Friend who I have been friends with since we met in Atlanta, Georgia in the sixth grade and we graduated highschool in 1985, so we've been friends some time. Anyway, as life goes, I moved to Florida and she moved some place else but we stayed in touch then, about 3 years ago, I was thrilled when she told me that she was moving to the west coast of Florida. She ended up moving to Fort Myers and likes it there.
she always was the tomboyish, outdoorsy type and one of the things she was happy to discover one of the things to do in Fort Myers is great residences fishing. She went out and bought herself a little sixteen foot or so boat to tool round the apartments in, and every now and then I'm amused to get pictures of her most recent catches of snook, redfish and trout. She does well and is in a position to eat a lot of what she catches.
We try and get together once or more a year generally in the spring, meet in Orlando to go to a Braves Spring training Game, but that isn't quite enough. So I was cheerful when she ended up purchasing a house in Fort Myers and was even happier when she invited us over to see it and celebrate with her. I had never been to a Pet Friendly Part of Fort Myers Beach before and was anxious to see it. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised, when you first drive into the town it does not look like much but then you get into the heart of the city and you realize why Thomas Edison and Henry Ford fell in love with Fort Myers, Thomas Edison even declared,'There is only one Fort Myers, and 90 million folks are going to find it', sounds like love to me. The areas here truly have that old time Florida feel from the style of the homes to their tree lined streets, like I said it's actually attractive.
the 1st night we were there we decided to go out to dinner with my friend and had a little time to kill before she was available so we went over the bridge to the beach. The water is Emerald green and the beach is made of sugar-white sand and at dusk, when we were there, it's fully monumental. While we were there the sun was setting now, I have never just stood and observed the sun essentially set so I was dazzled but how quickly it went down, it actually was spectacular. Fort Myers Beach, dubbed has been 'the world's safest beach' as it has small waves and calm seas. It also has gentle slopes and sand bars in the waters near shore which make it an excellent place to teach a kid to snorkel. Ok, in the interest of finishing my story, we probably did meet up with my pal that night and ended up at a great little neighborhood BBQ place I'd never heard about for a great meal and even better company.
the day after we went to visit somebody else's house, 2 other houses in actual fact those of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. In 1885 Thomas Edison first visited Florida and as I mentioned he fell head over heels in love with the area so much so that in 1886 he made a winter home here called'Seminole Lodge'. The Edison Museum and surrounding 14 acre estate were used in the winter by Edison till his passing in 1931. In 1947 Mrs. Edison donated the estate to the city of Fort Myers and in Nov of that year, the estate was opened to the general public.
In 1915 the Edison's invited their close friends Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ford, yes the auto maker, for a visit and THEY loved it too. They acquired the house right next door to the Edison's and called it'Mangoes'. For the following 15 years the Fords and Edisons spent their winters together friendly family and friends to thier beautiful Fort Myers estates. In 1988 the Ford Home was brought by the city of Fort Myers and it too was opened to the public, in 1990.
The grounds actually are beautiful, the landscaping and the houses are quite a sight, and they've a rather famous Banyan tree there. The laboratories are fascinating and everything has been left as if Edison or Ford just walked out of the room, at least they tried to keep it as true as practicable. It's wonerful that these joint estates have been opened up to the general public they actually are something to see.
We had only gone to go to my chum for the weekend so all too fast it was time to go but I did enjoy my time in Fort Myers, what a nice tiny place. I was also pleased my pal had found a place she felt good living in and am looking forward to an invite back.
she always was the tomboyish, outdoorsy type and one of the things she was happy to discover one of the things to do in Fort Myers is great residences fishing. She went out and bought herself a little sixteen foot or so boat to tool round the apartments in, and every now and then I'm amused to get pictures of her most recent catches of snook, redfish and trout. She does well and is in a position to eat a lot of what she catches.
We try and get together once or more a year generally in the spring, meet in Orlando to go to a Braves Spring training Game, but that isn't quite enough. So I was cheerful when she ended up purchasing a house in Fort Myers and was even happier when she invited us over to see it and celebrate with her. I had never been to a Pet Friendly Part of Fort Myers Beach before and was anxious to see it. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised, when you first drive into the town it does not look like much but then you get into the heart of the city and you realize why Thomas Edison and Henry Ford fell in love with Fort Myers, Thomas Edison even declared,'There is only one Fort Myers, and 90 million folks are going to find it', sounds like love to me. The areas here truly have that old time Florida feel from the style of the homes to their tree lined streets, like I said it's actually attractive.
the 1st night we were there we decided to go out to dinner with my friend and had a little time to kill before she was available so we went over the bridge to the beach. The water is Emerald green and the beach is made of sugar-white sand and at dusk, when we were there, it's fully monumental. While we were there the sun was setting now, I have never just stood and observed the sun essentially set so I was dazzled but how quickly it went down, it actually was spectacular. Fort Myers Beach, dubbed has been 'the world's safest beach' as it has small waves and calm seas. It also has gentle slopes and sand bars in the waters near shore which make it an excellent place to teach a kid to snorkel. Ok, in the interest of finishing my story, we probably did meet up with my pal that night and ended up at a great little neighborhood BBQ place I'd never heard about for a great meal and even better company.
the day after we went to visit somebody else's house, 2 other houses in actual fact those of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. In 1885 Thomas Edison first visited Florida and as I mentioned he fell head over heels in love with the area so much so that in 1886 he made a winter home here called'Seminole Lodge'. The Edison Museum and surrounding 14 acre estate were used in the winter by Edison till his passing in 1931. In 1947 Mrs. Edison donated the estate to the city of Fort Myers and in Nov of that year, the estate was opened to the general public.
In 1915 the Edison's invited their close friends Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ford, yes the auto maker, for a visit and THEY loved it too. They acquired the house right next door to the Edison's and called it'Mangoes'. For the following 15 years the Fords and Edisons spent their winters together friendly family and friends to thier beautiful Fort Myers estates. In 1988 the Ford Home was brought by the city of Fort Myers and it too was opened to the public, in 1990.
The grounds actually are beautiful, the landscaping and the houses are quite a sight, and they've a rather famous Banyan tree there. The laboratories are fascinating and everything has been left as if Edison or Ford just walked out of the room, at least they tried to keep it as true as practicable. It's wonerful that these joint estates have been opened up to the general public they actually are something to see.
We had only gone to go to my chum for the weekend so all too fast it was time to go but I did enjoy my time in Fort Myers, what a nice tiny place. I was also pleased my pal had found a place she felt good living in and am looking forward to an invite back.
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