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
Winter 2024-25Meet Abi from Massachusetts
She spent the majority of her childhood growing up in RVs traveling around the country. She’s been to 49 states and 34 countries. She was homeschooled and…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Patty and Rob from Fairbanks, Alaska
Rob is a native of Homer, Alaska and Patty was born and raised upstate New York. The two met years ago through a mutual friend while Patty was serving in the…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Catherine born in Germany
Meet Catherine born in Germany, raised in five different countries, and eight different states! She’s an incredible woman with quite a compelling life story.…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Frank and Pia from Albany, NY
They came to the cave on a father-daughter day out. The rest of Pia’s siblings were with her mother on a different adventure. Frank has been married to his…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Adam from Cobleskill, NY
We absolutely love it when members of our local community come to visit! Adam‘s family has lived in Cobleskill for generations. Before he was even a twinkle in…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Toni and her daughter, Hally, from Sydney, Australia
Today, Travis met Toni and her daughter, Hally, from Sydney, Australia They are enjoying a fun two week long girl’s trip. Traveling to the United States was…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Talya and Dave from Boston, Massachusetts
The couple met when they were 18 years old. Talya grew up in a pretty big family saturated with dysfunction. She began living on her own at 17. Dave grew up in…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Claire from Long Island, NY
She is an outdoor instructor. She loves routine and finds solace in staying in comfortable places. While that may sound great (who doesn’t love comfort?)…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Helena, Tonya and their tiny tribe from Long Island, NY
The friends met five years ago through a Christian Homeschooling Co-Op. At the time, everyone was feeling isolated due to the pandemic and the majority of us…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Pete and Jody from Upstate New York
Both are avid mariners and met seven years ago at a yacht club on the Hudson River. The two struck up a conversation about life and quickly learned that they…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Joe and Victoria, from Long Island, NY
Today, Travis met Joe and Victoria, both born and raised in Long Island, New York. Their paths crossed at work about four years ago. Joe was a crew supervisor…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Mike & Kaylen from upstate New York.
Mike is currently serving in the Air Force in South Dakota. Mike is from a military family and has family members who have served or who are serving in every…
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