Mainers were smitten by the state's original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag's popularity wasn't enough ...

Since gaining statehood in 1820, Maine has flown two different official flag designs. Soon, it could move on to its third – ...

Voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum to replace the current state flag with a modern version of the original design, which flew from 1901 to 1909. With 72% of the votes counted Wednesday morning, ...

The contest and upcoming referendum follows years of debate and attempts by lawmakers to readopt the original flag ...

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.

Maine will not get a new state flag. About 55% of voters, or around 356,000, rejected a proposed redesign of the official flag with 80% of the votes counted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Associated Press ...

A measure to change Maine ... 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 ...

And the design of this new Maine flag was permanently set under law with the original Maine state seal, which had been appointed by Maine’s constitutional framers at the time of statehood ...