New Maine state flag design unveiled Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the new design, which features a realistic pine tree rather than a popular stylized version. Posted August 5, 2024 ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - A new potential Maine state flag was unveiled in Augusta Monday morning. At the Secretary of State’s office, Secretary Shenna Bellows along with Gardiner artist Adam ...

Maine’s old flag has experienced a wave of popularity since the state’s 2020 bicentennial celebration, appearing on hats, T-shirts, tote bags and license plates. Mr.

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 design does not immediately become Maine’s new flag. In November, Maine voters will decide if they wish to keep the current flag, which was put forward in 1909, or replace it with Lemire ...

On Tuesday, voters across Maine had the chance to weigh in on a longtime debate: changing the design of the state’s flag. Among bond issues and limits on political action committee contributions ...

She got it, and then some. The Maine Department of the Secretary of State said Friday that it had received over 400 submissions in a design contest for the new flag that voters will consider ...

The Maine Legislature passed a bill in 2023 calling for a change in the state flag. An amendment to the final bill brought the question to voters in a referendum. If the measure passes, the state will ...

[Images: Maine.gov] In 1909 Maine adopted its current flag depicting the state’s coat of arms on a blue field, which is what vexillologists refer to as a “seal on a bedsheet,” to replace its ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - A new potential Maine state flag was unveiled in Augusta Monday morning. At the Secretary of State’s office, Secretary Shenna Bellows along with Gardiner artist Adam ...