Edsel Ford is one of my favorite characters from Detroit's history, and I often wonder what would have happened if he hadn't died early of stomach cancer in 1943.

If you've seen a Lincoln Continental - you can thank Edsel. If you've seen a Ford in general, he saved the company convincing his attached-to-the-past father to produce the Model A. 

And this doesn't even begin to get into Edsel's numerous civic works that have left a mark on our region for generations. Been to the Rivera court at the DIA? Yeah, he was a big part of that. 

The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House - his old estate in Grosse Pointe - has gone through a major upgrade adding new spaces, new exhibitions, upgrades to support the Ford's passion of migratory birds, and more. 

Joining me on today's episode is Mark Heppner, President and CEO of the non-profit Edsel and Eleanor Ford House for a wide ranging conversation about what's happening and a shared figure of Detroit's history that maybe isn't talked about enough.

More on the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, including how to visit yourself: https://www.fordhouse.org/

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