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ll roads lead back to Dearborn, Mich.

Daniel Kearns found that out when word of his small restaurant in downtown Fort Myers spread to the headquarters of Ford Motor Co. via a network of the automaker's retirees.

But that was far from anyone's concern when Kearns opened Ford's Garage in 2011, a 150-seat restaurant serving burgers and craft beers in the redeveloped River District of Fort Myers. “There's a niche for history and heritage,” Kearns says.