Coconut Cove Cape Coral

31/03/2024

02/09/2023

Hurricane Ian may have done some damage almost a year ago, but our guests have been visiting all year and watching the improvements to our home. This summer our pool was refinished (new surface and new tile) and all new exterior furniture.

We will be posting photos soon of the improvements.

And still on our list are some new windows and doors, and paver tiles around the pool. We look forward to our prior guests coming back to see the changes!

13/06/2023

Great news!!
Yay Sanibel!

24/03/2023

Bald Eagle scooped up either a left over from another animal or from a previous meal.

Banana Bay Tour Company

08/03/2023

07/03/2023

19/02/2023

Dock, Drink, and Dine!

17/02/2023

Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille is reopening on Sanibel Island on Friday for the first time since Hurricane Ian.

12/02/2023

What once was a busy sidewalk along San Carlos Blvd. in Fort Myers Beach has slowed to a crawl. But in late January, a familiar face returned to his roadside post: Chester Rogers

01/02/2023

A small manatee was rescued near Sanibel on Saturday, Jan 28.

20/01/2023

After months of post-Ian work, Sanibel is getting ready to open Tarpon Bay and Blind Pass beaches in February; some parking passes are now on sale

13/01/2023

Full house at the park today!

20/12/2022

Falling iguanas possible this Christmas in Florida! 🥶🦎

16/11/2022

We are just two weeks away from the Holiday Nights opening night celebration on November 25 at 6 p.m.! Guests will have the opportunity to participate in the countdown with Dave Elias from NBC-2 when the Christmas Tree on the Ford property will be lit with thousands of animated lights choreographed to holiday music. Female vocalists, the American Sirens, will perform shortly after the tree lighting. The event is sponsored by Florida Power and Light , Bob Dean Supply, Inc. , Rentals and TriCircle Pavers .

This year’s theme is “Holidays on the Riverfront” and will incorporate water and nautical elements. Holiday Nights will run through January 1, except Christmas Eve and Christmas night. Guided Holiday Tradition tours will be offered at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. every night or visitors can meander at their own pace on a self-guided tour. Inside-the-Homes tours will be offered on November 30, and December 7, 14, and 21 at 6:30 p.m. for a special up-close look at the homes’ decorated interiors.

Several new light displays are being installed this year. When visitors enter the riverside of the property, they will walk through a lighted tunnel that will incorporate animated lights choreographed to music. This will set the stage and lead visitors to the new fountain tree with animated lights. The tree that will be used for the tree lighting ceremony is also new and incorporates animated lights and music.

Holiday Nights tickets for adults are $20, teens (13-19) $10, children (6-12) are $2 and Edison Ford members get in free. Guided Holiday Tradition tours are $30 for adults, teens are $25, children $18 and $10 for Edison Ford members. Inside-the-Homes Holiday Tours are $50. Lee County residents with identification will receive $5 off Holiday Nights admission on Sunday Nights. To view the nightly schedule or purchase tickets, visit edisonford.org.

07/11/2022

Mark your calendars for Holiday Nights opening night on Friday, November 25 at 6 p.m.! Dave Elias from NBC-2 will officiate the countdown and the tree lighting ceremony and the American Sirens will sing holiday songs.

Holiday Nights runs through January 1 (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas night). Be sure to check the website to see the nightly schedule. There will be Santa visits, carolers, science shows and Inside-the-Homes Tours on select nights. Lee County residents will receive $5 off admission on Sunday nights.

Holiday Nights tickets for adults are $20, teens (13-19) $10, children (6-12) are $2 and Edison Ford members get in free. Guided Holiday Tradition Tours are $30 for adults, teens are $25, children $18 and $10 for Edison Ford members. To purchase tickets or view the nightly schedule, visit edisonford.org.

30/10/2022

Don't forget that the entire site will re-open tomorrow, Saturday, October 29 at 9 a.m. in conjunction with our Fall Festival! Edison first traveled to Southwest Florida in the early 1880s with his best friend and business partner, Ezra Gilliland. Northern Florida had been a destination for winter travelers since before the Civil War. Along the east coast of the state, many grandiose hotels offered northerners a warm place to stay. Thomas Edison followed this trend and traveled to St. Augustine, Florida, in 1885 to get away and explore. The inventor and Gilliland went on a hunting expedition, remembering the game they had seen along the Indian River the previous year. Unfortunately, Edison's hunting quest had to be canceled because the weather was unseasonably cold and dreary.

From St. Augustine, the men took a carriage to Jacksonville and traveled by train across the state. A guidebook claimed it would take them to the state's west coast in eight and three-quarter hours; however, it was wrong. The railroad ended at Cedar Key, and from there, the men hired a small fishing sloop called the "Jeannette" that took them to Southwest Florida. On board, a sixteen-year-old captain, Nick Armeda, told Edison and Gilliland about Punta Rassa, where the sloop would make landfall. This location was a way station for the region's cattle trade, which were transported to booming cattle markets in Key West and Cuba. The inventor met a hotel proprietor, George Shultz, who told Edison about some of the small towns up the river, which included Fort Myers. They journeyed up the river and explored the town for themselves. The main road was a dusty path surrounded by unpainted wood-frame buildings. Three general stores in the area carried everything from alligator skins to canned goods, and a rugged saloon called the Golden Palace offered libations. Edison and Gilliland spoke with ranchers about the cattle trade and observed frontier families that arrived in oxcarts from distant cabins to do their weekly shopping. Edison enjoyed talking with everyone he met and heard about the big Christmas celebration that took place a few months prior, which included a shooting contest. The winner received portions of beef and a pair of boots.

The men stayed the night at the Keystone Hotel, a two-story wooden structure named in honor of the owners' native state of Pennsylvania. Edison's impression of the hotel was that "it was built high on stilts and rooms were 50 cents a day with meals 25 cents each." He later bought a 13.5-acre piece of property from Samuel Summerlin for $2750. Learn more on guided tours with Edison Ford Historians!