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. It’s become a ...

The beloved pine tree design will not return to its former status as the official state flag. Maine voters decided Tuesday ...

which features Maine’s state tree, the Eastern White Pine. “The design is based on those I observed in Capital Park and Viles ...

We can choose a better symbol for our state of which we can all be proud: the Bicentennial Flag is a winner in every sense.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine rejected an effort to change the state flag in Tuesday’s election, capping a ...

The fifth referendum question would replace the current official Maine state flag, which is blue with the state’s crest in the middle, with a slightly updated rendition of the former state flag, which ...