John Brown Day 2025 was celebrated on May 10 at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid, and the Spirit of John Brown Freedom Award was presented to local and national environmental justice, climate justice and human rights leaders. From left are Diane Noiseux, North Country Immigrant Resource Coordinator for the Office of New Americans, Kelly Metzgar, Founder/Director of the Adirondack/North Country Gender Alliance, and Peggy Shepard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of We Act for Environmental Justice, the three honorees.