A measure to change Maine's official state flag headlines the five referendum ... which features a green pine tree and the North Star on a light tan background. The question will read: Do ...

There’s been plenty of chatter (and some chuckling) about the supposed extra digit atop the plate's pretty pine tree. But was ...

Bellows described it as “a beautiful, faithful representation” of an Eastern white pine, Maine's ubiquitous tree species ... to the north star. The current flag hasn't been controversial ...

Maine’s state flag has been a bit cluttered. Against a blue backdrop, it depicts a farmer and a sailor standing on either side of an emblem that shows a moose beneath a pine tree. A star appears ...

The design that could become the new official Maine state flag has been revealed ... required the design to feature a pine tree in the center and a blue star in the upper corner to represent ...

Referendum opponents argued that the current flag is rich in tradition and portrays Maine’s history with its depiction of a farmer, a sailor resting on an anchor, a pine tree, a moose, a star and the ...

The new plate will feature a modern rendition of the 1901 Maine flag with a navy star and a green pine tree on the left. The iconic phrase "Vacationland" is at the bottom. The plain plate features ...

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 ...

License plates, like flags, can be fraught issues. Bellows proposed a different “star and pine ... and certainly not Maine’s majestic white pine, the official state tree.

License plates, like flags, can be fraught issues. Bellows proposed a different “star and pine tree” and presented it to the Legislature’s Transportation Committee, not ordinarily enamored of new ...

License plates, like flags, can be fraught issues. Bellows proposed a different “star and pine tree” and presented it to the Legislature’s Transportation Committee, not ordinarily enamored ...