Smoke Tree Manor: Welcome

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

Louisiana - The Pelican State 1 Louisiana – The Pelican State - The flag of Louisiana consists of a "pelican in her piety," the heraldic charge representing a mother pelican "in her nest feeding her young with her blood, on an azure field with the state motto reworded…
Ohio - The Buckeye State 2 Ohio – The Buckeye State - According to vexillologist Whitney Smith, the uniquely shaped Ohio flag may be loosely based upon cavalry flags of the Civil War and Spanish–American War. The flag has been officially defined as a "burgee" since 2002, even…
Tennessee - The Volunteer State 3 Tennessee – The Volunteer State - The flag of the state of Tennessee consists of an emblem on a field of red, with a strip of blue on the fly. The emblem in the middle consists of three stars on a blue…
Kentucky - The Bluegrass State 4 Kentucky – The Bluegrass State - The flag consists of the Commonwealth's seal on a navy blue field, surrounded by the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky" above and sprigs of goldenrod, the state flower, below. The seal depicts a pioneer and a statesman…
Vermont - The Green Mountain State 5 Vermont – The Green Mountain State - Multiple versions of the flag have been included throughout history. Originally, the flag was the same as the flag of the Green Mountain Boys. It was then changed to look similar to the flag of the…
Rhode Island - The Ocean State 6 Rhode Island – The Ocean State - Rhode Island's tradition of independence and dissent gave it a prominent role in the American Revolution.  Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown on May 4,…

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!

Bear Flag on Our Flagpole 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 7 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 8 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 9 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…

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