List of Maine state symbols


This is a list of Maine state symbols in the United States. The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9.
The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal, were adopted in 1820, and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet Maine in 2021 and the state butterfly, the pink-edged sulphur in 2023.

State symbols

SymbolNameTaxonomyAdopted
State animalMooseAlces alces1979
State balladThe Ballad of the 20th Maine2019
State berryBlueberryVaccinium angustifolium1991
State beverageMoxie2005
State birdBlack-capped chickadeePoecile atricapillus1927
State butterflyPink-edged sulphurColias interior2023
State catMaine Coon1985
State crustaceanAmerican LobsterHomarus americanus2016
State dessertBlueberry pie2011
State fishLandlocked Atlantic salmonSalmo salar1969
State flagFlag of Maine1901
State flowerWhite Pine Cone and TasselPinus strobus 1895
State fossilPertica quadrifariaPertica quadrifaria1985
State gemstoneTourmalineDitrigonal pyramidal1971
State HerbWintergreenGaultheria procumbens1999
State insectHoney beeApis mellifera1975
State marchThe Dirigo March2012
State mottoDirigo 1820
State NicknameThe Pine Tree State1860
State sealSeal of Maine1820
State soilChesuncook1999
State songThe Maine song1937
State song of 21st centuryMy Sweet Maine2021
State treatWhoopie pie2011
State sweetenerMaine Maple syrup2015
State treeEastern White PinePinus strobus1945
State sailing vesselBowdoin1986