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
Wisconsin – The Badger State-In order to distinguish it from the many other blue U.S. state flags, Wisconsin's flag was modified in 1979 to add "Wisconsin" and "1848", the year Wisconsin was admitted to the Union. All Wisconsin state flags…
Iowa – The Hawkeye State-The flag of the state of Iowa is a vertical tricolor of blue, white, and red, reflecting the U.S. state of Iowa's history as part of the French Louisiana Territory. The image of a bald eagle…
Texas – The Lone Star State-Legislation authorizing this flag was introduced in the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 28, 1838, by Senator William H. Wharton and was adopted on January 25, 1839, as the final national flag of…
Florida – The Sunshine State-Between 1868 and 1900, the flag of Florida was simply the state seal on a white background. In a discrepancy, however, a later version of the state seal depicts a steamboat with a white flag that…
Michigan – Great Lakes State-Flag of Michigan: The flag of the state of Michigan depicts the state's coat of arms on a dark blue field, as set forth by Michigan state law. The state has an official flag month from…
Arkansas – The Natural State-The flag's elements have a complex symbolism. According to the 1987 state law defining the flag, the diamond represents Arkansas' status as "the only diamond-bearing state in the Union. This status is no longer valid following…
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…
