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.

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.

Lemire said he was “honored and excited” to have his design chosen as the model for the potential new state flag, which features Maine’s state tree, the Eastern White Pine.

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.

The current flag is based on the Maine state seal, which accompanied an 1820 law, and has been in place since 1909. A new flag is proposed to be based on a 1901-era state flag that has recently ...

Maine is just one of many states that use the state seal on the flag, and lawmakers voted last year to let voters determine if the state will adopt a new look for the flag. Tiny wrists in cuffs ...

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 state flag from 1901 to 1909 will stand alone in history, but if Mainers vote to approve the change in design, it will resemble that one from the dawn of the 20th century.

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 ...

Maine’s “historical” pine tree flag, only in use for eight years before the adoption of the present state flag in 1909, had in fact drawn on the same revolutionary history symbology and image.

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 ...