The 2026 Ornament

The 2026 Christmas in St. Michaels Limited Edition Collectors Ornament is the 23rd in the series and commemorates the winner of the 2025 Lighted Boat Parade, Working Girl, a beautifully decorated charter fishing boat owned by W. Shannon Pickens of St. Michaels. Based on original artwork by local artist Naomi Clark, the ornament celebrates one of the festival’s signature waterfront traditions and marks the 40th anniversary of Christmas in St. Michaels.

The annual Lighted Boat Parade is one of the signature events of the Christmas in St. Michaels weekend. Each December, festively decorated boats travel from the Miles River Yacht Club and into St. Michaels Harbor before completing a circuit past cheering crowds gathered along the waterfront.

Working Girl is a 38-foot Evans sportfishing boat powered by a 450-horsepower John Deere diesel engine
and originally built by Witman Marine in Crisfield.  Now, Working Girl is a familiar sight along the Miles
River and for the Lighted Boat Parade, and serves as a meaningful reminder of the Chesapeake Bay.