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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

replaced as the official flag of the State in 1909 and commonly known as the Pine Tree Flag, the official flag of the state?” Yet in the months leading up to the election, the debate has strayed far ...

Maine will keep its current flag design after voters rejected a proposal to restore the original "pine tree" flag in Tuesday's election. Question 5 on the ballot asked residents if they wanted to ...

The last of these caught the attention of The New York Times. The Pine Tree flag, which dates to the Revolutionary War, has ...

The proposed flag is simple. A pine tree stands in the center of a beige background beneath a blue star in the upper left corner. Its proponents say the design is distinctive, recognizable and ...

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 ...