This image was chosen as the model design for a potential new Maine state flag. Maine voters will decide in November whether to adopt it as the official flag. Image courtesy of the Maine Secretary of State’s Office
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Monday unveiled a model design for what could soon become the new Maine state flag.
The design was one of more than 400 submissions that Bellows received as part of a design contest she announced in June.
It is based on the original state flag used in the early 1900s and features a realistic pine tree in the center, a blue star in the upper corner and a buff background. Bellows opted for the more lifelike tree image instead of a stylized pine tree that some had proposed.
Maine voters will decide in November whether to adopt the design as the new state flag. If approved, it will replace the flag that features the Maine state seal.
“The design I have selected as the model flag to be delivered to the adjutant general – designed by Adam Lemire of Gardiner – stood out as a beautiful, faithful representation of an Eastern White Pine tree proper. Should voters vote yes to Question 5 in November, we will have a beautiful state flag that honors our past and our future,” Bellows said.
This story will be updated.
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