Humanity & Connections Series
Every visitor brings a story underground.
Proposals on the heart, reunions decades in the making, and first visits from around the world. Meet our guests who make Howe special.
All seasons
Faces of Howe
425 stories
Spring 2025Meet Joyce from Long Island, NY
She and her family also own a home in Summit, New York, where she hopes to retire one day. Her grandparents lived a similar life, splitting time between urban…
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Spring 2025Meet Pawan from Nepal
He was born and raised in Kathmandu. Kathmandu is a bustling and vibrant city. It is considered the gateway to the Nepal Himalayas, making it a popular starting…
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Spring 2025Meet Lauren & Russell from Brattleboro, Vermont
They are celebrating her 33rd birthday! They met ten years ago while working for the same company in Plattsburgh, New York. She went to school for supply chain…
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Spring 2025Meet Angela & Elroy from Upstate NY
Angela was born and raised in Schenectady, New York. Elroy was born in St. Thomas and moved to the Bronx, New York when he was five years old. Shortly after…
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Spring 2025Meet Nicole & Tyler from Coldbrook, NY
Ten years ago (3/21/15) they were married on our magical calcite heart They were Howe Caverns’ Wedding n°668. Thirteen years ago (3/21/12), they were both out…
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Spring 2025Meet Mariah & Blaise from Lake Huron, Michigan
They lived very similar childhoods and attended the same high school. They each have one other sibling. Mariah is the youngest sibling in her family and Blaise…
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Spring 2025Meet Shasha & Arden, from Upstate NY
Shasha was born in China and to moved to New York when she was just nine months old. Arden was born in Texas and moved to New York when she was in middle…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Selena, Lili, Garrett a& Michael, from Texas
Meet sisters Selena and Lili, and their significant others, Garrett and Michael, from Texas. Selena and Lili are of Guatemalan and Japanese heritage. Before…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Jordan and Katie, both from Upstate NY
Recently, they were talking about their bucket lists. As Jordan was running through her list, she mentioned that she had never seen a cave before and wanted to…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Tracy and Eddie from Richmondville, NY
They met on Facebook dating this past year. They chatted for a couple of weeks and then Eddie finally got the nerve up to ask Tracy out for a cup of coffee.…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Brianne & Val fromLong Island
Val is first generation Mexican American. He said, “My parents are very hardworking. When they came to this country, they had absolutely nothing. My Dad started…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Hailey and Marcelline from Queens, NY
Marcelline is of Chinese and Indonesian descent. She was born and raised in Indonesia At 17 years old, she and her family immigrated to NYC. She said, “It was a…
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