A stylized retro flag similar to the 1901 flag took the state by storm during the bicentennial year in 2020, appearing on T-shirts, totes and bumper stickers. Related Topics Maine ...

Ahead of a November referendum on replacing Maine’s flag with a modernized version of the original design from 120 years ago, a debate is brewing on what the design really represents.

In November, voters will be asked if Maine should change its state flag. The current flag is based on the Maine state seal, which accompanied an 1820 law, and has been in place since 1909.

Adam Lemire of Gardiner, right, talks about his model design for the Maine state flag, ... sews the pine tree onto the company’s version of the original 1901 Maine flag in June 2023.

The owners say the "pine tree flag" will be an enduring symbol of Maine no matter the outcome. "We haven't taken a position as a company. Our position all along has been when the state's ready to ...

In the new version created by Adam Lemire of Gardiner, the tree is an Eastern White Pine, which is Maine’s state tree, and has 16 branches to represent the 16 counties in Maine.

This doesn’t automatically make this design the new state flag. When voting in November, a question on Maine ballots will be whether the current flag should be replaced by a modern version of ...

PORTLAND, Maine (CN) — Maine will keep its official state flag as is. Voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum to replace the current state flag with a modern version of the original design, which flew ...

A state committee selected a contest winner from more than 400 submissions. The Chuck Norris flag didn’t make the cut. By Alex Vadukul For more than a century, Maine’s state flag has been a ...

Sep. 28—'Woke,' white nationalist, or just a symbol of the state? The answer, truly, is blowing in the wind. Ahead of a November referendum on replacing Maine's flag with a modernized version of ...

This doesn’t automatically make this design the new state flag. When voting in November, a question on Maine ballots will be whether the current flag should be replaced by a modern version of ...