Zip Lines, Ropes Course Open as Howe Caverns Introduces Howe High Adventure
HOWES CAVE, NY (Aug. 4, 2011) -- One of the oldest attractions in the Northeast, Howe Caverns, today held the Grand Opening for the first in a series of new attractions coming to its Schoharie County home.
New Zip Lines and a Ropes Course, part of the new Howe High Adventure, are the first of the new additions planned for the 400-acre Howe Caverns Estate.
John Lemery, President of Howe Caves Development LLC that is overseeing the new features, welcomed guests to the Grand Opening.
“Today’s opening,” Mr. Lemery said, “marks the first phase of expansion here at Howe Caverns. It allows visitors to enjoy more than the cave, to explore new adventures and to spend more time in Schoharie County.”
Robert Holt, General Manager of Howe Caverns, Inc., said: “For more than 80 years, Howe Caverns has been the home to fun and exploration. The new Zip Lines and Ropes Course add to that spirit.”
Also attending were U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko, New York State Sen. James Seward and Assemblyman Peter Lopez. Officials from Schoharie County included Harold Vroman, Chairman of the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors, and Tom Murray, Cobleskill Town Supervisor. F. Michael Tucker,
President of the Center for Economic Growth in Albany, also was at the ceremony. Taking an inaugural ride on the Zip Lines was Brent Ridge, co-owner of Beekman 1802 in Sharon Springs and co-host of the popular television series,
The Fabulous Beekman Boys, on Planet Green. The Ropes Course was the scene of a media challenge with guests from radio, television, newspapers and blogs, in both the Capital Region and Utica.
Another recent addition above the earth is a pre-tour show featuring discoverer Lester Howe in animatronic form. Using he most sophisticated robotic animation in the northeast, Lester regales visitors with stories of the great wonder
that bears his name. Designed by themed entertainment designer and world-leading animatronics creator Garner Holt Productions, Inc. of San Bernardino, CA, the pre-tour experience showcases techniques more often found in places like Disney World.
