[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 ...

Referendum question number 5 on this year’s ballot is in regard to a yes or no vote to reinstate the original 1909 Maine State Pine Tree flag model.

AUGUSTA, Maine - It's not often residents get to design a new state flag, but the people of Maine will have their say in November. However, a proposed design must come together first.

Maine is now accepting designs for a new state flag to be voted on in the November general election. The secretary of state announced last week that a contest will be held to pick the design that ...

Question 5 on the state ballot asked Mainers if they wanted to change the current Maine flag, which is blue and has the state seal, to one that's like Maine’s original flag from 1901, ...

This Aug. 9, 2023 photo shows a version of the 1901 Maine state flag owned by David Martucci that was made in 1908 for an expo in Seattle. Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP.

On Nov. 28, 1901, “a token of appreciation” was announced as an honorarium for one man, and this symbol’s importance would be realized in the creation of a Maine state flag. Gen. John Tudor ...

“They see the Ukrainian flag all over here, on cars and on buildings, and they feel the good of the people of Maine,” Mr. Opalnyk said, referring to the new arrivals.