Welcome to SmokeTree Manor in Cathedral Cove. While you visit us, learn about the United States, other countries, even pop culture and gay pride through the flags we fly.
If you are looking for Hanky Code information, it is on specific flag pages.
Recent Flags flown at the manor
Wake Island-The most significant image on the flag is that of a large yellow circle set in the center of the blue section. This circle, reminiscent of a coin or medallion, is emblazoned with a rough map…
Puerto Rico – The Island of Enchantment-Juan de Mata Terreforte, an exiled veteran of "El Grito de Lares" and Vice-President of the Cuban Revolutionary Committee, in New York City, adopted the flag of Lares as the flag of Puerto Rico until 1895,…
Johnston Atoll-While the official flag of Johnston Atoll is the flag of the United States an unofficial flag of Johnston Atoll was created used to represent the island in a December 7, 2001 Pearl Harbor ceremony. The…
Washington DC – A Capital City-The flag of Washington, D.C., consists of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the design of the coat of arms of George Washington, first…
Hawai’i -The Aloha State-There are various accounts of the earliest history of the flag of Hawai’i. One relates how King Kamehameha I flew a British flag, probably a Red Ensign, given to him by British explorer Captain George Vancouver…
Alaska – The Last Frontier-More than 30 years before Alaska was to become a state, the Alaska Department of the American Legion sponsored a territorial contest for Alaskan children in grades seven through twelve. Winning the contest in 1927, the…
Handkerchief Code
Hanky code colors also factor into the flags that are flown at Smoke Tree Manor. Whether the Leather Pride Flag or the Gay Pride Flag
Popular Flags
Often times we are asked if we fly the United States Flag, or even the Pride Flags… and of course we do!
Grrrr – The Bear Flag-Yes, I know, I said in the last post that we were working on all of the state flags of the United States in order of admission to the Union, and well, this isn't a state…
Leather Pride & Master/slave flag-We chose to fly the Master/slave Flag in the subordinate position to the Leather Pride flag, an arrangement that is consistent with the Master/slave community frequently being seen as a smaller community within the larger Leather…
Leather Pride Flag-The Leather Pride Flag, or what I prefer to call The Trust Flag, was originally presented to the gay leather community in May of 1989 at the International Mister Leather event in Chicago. The flag found…
Flags of My Birthrights – Pride Flag-Last week I discussed the California flag, the first of my birthright flags and today I will talk about the second birthright flag, and arguable the more important one in my life: the gay pride, or…
