A referendum to replace Maine’s official flag with a design from more than a hundred years ago was soundly defeated on Election Day. Question 5 sought to restore the 1901 “Pine Tree Flag.” ...

replaced as the official flag of the State in 1909 and commonly known as the Pine Tree Flag, the official flag of the State? The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before ...

That flag, featuring a pine tree and the words “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN,” dates to the Revolutionary War, but has recently been associated with the Christian nationalist movement and the false ...

The design brief dictated the flag’s background had to be buff, a pine tree had to be in the center, and a five-pointed star had to be in the upper corner. In 1909 Maine adopted its current flag ...

Sean Paulhus back in 2021. It garnered few votes the first time out, yet all over the state people were flying the pine tree, while the official flag is present mostly at official events and ...

Replacing the flag seemed quixotic when it was first proposed by former Rep. Sean Paulhus back in 2021. It garnered few votes the first time out, yet all over the state people were flying the pine ...