Downtown Ft. Myers-8

Today, we went on a class field trip to downtown Fort Myers. Downtown Fort Myers is a very beautiful place to visit not only for its atmosphere but also for its historical value. When first getting to downtown we stopped at the local farmers market. The farmers market was full of fruits, veggies, flowers, and even products like honey. We then went and visited the fountain call "Three Uncommon Friend." This fountain is a historical tribune that is dedicated to the city's most famous winter residents: Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone. The foutain depicts the three men gathered around a campfire. There is also a mother alligators and her babies, a mother manatee and her calf, fish, lily pads, and frogs. As we walked through the town we visited Pleasure Pier and the Fort Myers yacht basin. After seeing all these historical and beautiful landmarks we went to a garden full of palm trees call "The City of Palms." This park had a bunch of different kinds of palm trees form all over the world. It was cool to see all the different kinds of palm trees and where they grow and originate from. This field trip taught me a lot about the downtown Fort Myers area and also taught me there is a lot of history behind it.