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 Mary, an upstate New York Dairy Farmer
She was born in the Adirondacks and is currently living at the mouth of the Catskill Mountains. She’s the manager of Family Farmstead Dairy in Worcester, New…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Dennis, Deborah and Fabio
Dennis is from Ghent, New York. Deborah and Fabio are from Murano, an island in Venice, Italy Dennis is a former Christian monk and met the couple years ago…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Liza and Stephan from Dutchess County, NY
They were both born and raised in Queens, New York. While growing up, they frequented the same parts of NYC and Staten Island. However, if they crossed each…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Sophie and family, from the Baltic Sea of Germany
Meet Sophie (in the center wearing the white jacket) and her beautiful family from near the Baltic Sea of Germany She’s currently celebrating her birthday! She…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Shuhrat from Bangladesh
She is currently an education major at Westchester University. When she was seven years old, her family moved to the United States, looking for better…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Ally and Claude from the western NY
Ally has her own home daycare and Claude is a lab courier and does medication delivery. Ally and Claude have known each other for their entire lives. Ally had a…
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Winter 2024-25Meet nomad Jack and his 2018 Subaru Outback
He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and has lived between New York and California for the majority of his life. He is currently living out his lifelong…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Molly from Long Island
When she was young, her family moved upstate. She recalls coming to Howe Caverns when she was a little girl. Now that she’s a mom, she’s excited to share the…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Dan and Brian from Lake George, NY
Today they got engaged here on our magical calcite heart! The couple met about a year and a half ago. On their first date they had such a great time that they…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Ashlyn and Antonio from Massachusetts
Their first date was on “Lucky Friday the 13th of last month, last year!” (one month ago today… December 13th!) They are both artists. Ashlyn loves to paint and…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Kirsten, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada
Before the pandemic hit, she and her family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The move was one of the hardest hurdles in her life. Shortly after the move, the world…
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Winter 2024-25Meet adorable Frankie
She is on a weekend vacation for her birthday! She loves rocks and gems. Frankie said this is her best birthday ever! She has a rock tumbler that shines and…
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