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.
Winter 2024-25
Faces of Howe
68 stories
Winter 2024-25Meet Rosa from Puerto Rico
She was 34 years old when she and her three children moved from Puerto Rico to Utica, New York. She retired from law enforcement after serving as a police…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Audrey from Howes Cave, NY
At the center of the hamlet is the local animal shelter and Howe Caverns is also located in the town of Howe’s Cave. We joke that when guests visit, and put…
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Winter 2024-25Meet the Bouchard family from New Hampshire
Meghan was born and raised in New Hampshire and Nick was born and raised in Massachusetts. Nick and Meghan met on the dating app Match almost 20 years ago. Nick…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Sarah & Cayden from Rochester, NY
Today Kaily met Sarah & Cayden. This aunt/nephew duo is from Rochester, New York. Sarah invited Cayden to the cave as a fun adventure gift. Sarah came here as a…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Bob from Long Beach, New York
This eternally happy soul is currently knocking items off his bucket list, and a visit to Howe Caverns, was one of them. At 72 years old, he has retired from 20…
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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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