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Vashon is an island and a census designated place located in King County.
It's particularly known for an unusual attraction, which is a bike that is
embedded within a pine tree. According to folk tales, a child chained the bike
to a tree around the mid 1950s, and over time the tree grew around the bike,
causing it to be embedded in it (as seen on the flag).
The flag was
designed as part of a flag contest by the Two Wall Gallery. The event was
covered by the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Gallery wants Islanders to design, select Vashon’s official flagDavid Sigley, 4 July 2024
Leslie brown
Feburary 1, 2011
https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/life/gallery-wants-islanders-to-design-select-vashons-official-flag/
If Two Wall Gallery has its way, Vashon will soon be able to wave its very own “official flag.”
Following on last year’s Vashon Flag Competition, the gallery is hosting its second and final flag design competition — with the goal of choosing the Island’s official flag.
Last year, Two Wall garnered 40 entries from 15 people, “and after much disagreement among both the judges and the public, we chose Adria Pontious’ charming design that incorporates the bicycle tree,” according to Greg Wessel, who championed the effort.
“We recognized then that no design captured the majority of the community’s support, and also that many of the designers did not follow the standard design principles for creating a flag, mainly because we didn’t know them ourselves,” he added. “This time, we’re doing it differently.”