Flag of Maine.
Keep it simple. Pine tree and a star. It’s all your need, says it all. Maine is 91% wooded and has lots more than just pine trees. Why the star? Ever looked up in a Maine winter sky especially? Most folks not used to the black velvet of sparkles are blown away from the cosmic light show. Maine is one of the least light polluted areas and has tremendous constellation star power.
Ever saw this original Maine flag?
The lone green pine is also a Native American symbol of freedom.
The blue “North” star is a pretty important navigation tool. You need that star of all stars to lead your ships, your trail riding group and to know where the heck you are. No GPS or satellite tracking to help you know which exit to take in the North Maine woods where one tree looks a lot like the another.
The motto “as Maine goes, so goes the Nation” caught on before social media trending phrases.
Our Yankee ingenuity and common sense earned Maine a recognized place of respect and leadership in the early days. This simple original Maine flag hoisted high to wave in the breeze from 1901 until 1909.
What’s Dirigo mean on the State Of Maine flag?
“I Lead” or “I Direct”. Other flags that flew before Maine became a state? There was one from the Republic of Madawaska with an eagle and six red stars semi circled overhead on a background of white. See the flag and learn about John Baker and the territory of Madawaska.
Before Maine was a state in 1920, back when everything was part of Massachusetts, there was a lot of New England versions of a flag to show your patriotism.
I see lots of “flags” in Maine and one of the more hard to swallow in Red Sox Nation is the Yankee baseball one.
I just love baseball and it is fun to see the Red Sox at Fenway park in a home game come out on top of the New York Yankees.
But my first local little league team had pin stripe uniforms like the “Evil Empire”.
Success, longevity, grit and talent is something to be admired. What flag would you put on the Maine real estate vacation property or second home? One to celebrate your heritage? One to show you are a snowbird and what your other state is as you travel back and forth splitting the time here and there?
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