St. Michaels is often thought of as a great summer destination. Go by boat. Shop on Talbot Street. Eat at one of the great restaurants. Visit the winery and distillery. Spend an afternoon at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. There are endless things to do in St. Michaels, especially in the summer. St. Michaels comes alive in the winter, too, and it looks like a scene out of a Christmas movie. During the second weekend in December, Christmas in St. Michaels takes place. Put on as an all-volunteer charity event, all of the proceeds go to local nonprofit organizations; this year there are 19 recipients. This is the 28th year for the festival, and it gets better every year. [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" ids="6852,6853,6854,6855,6856,6857" orderby="rand"] The Talbot Street Parade is on Saturday, December 13, starting at 10:30 a.m. It begins in front of the Inn at Perry Cabin on the north end of town and ends at the St. Michaels Middle/High School. It is best to be in town by 10 a.m. to park and find a spot on the sidewalk to view the parade. There is parking at the high school, but it means a few blocks to walk into town. There are two town parking lots, one left off Talbot Street behind the bakery (with an additional overflow lot behind it) and one further along Talbot on the right off Mill Street. On-street parking is also available. There will be more than 50 entries in the parade. A new entry this year is the antique log canoe Magic, which was built in St. Michaels. In spite of its age, it still wins log canoe races. There will also be antique cars and trucks, a beautiful horse-drawn carriage, marching bands, horseback riding groups, the Loco Llamas (a 4H group), bagpipers, and many floats, and other attractions. Santa and Mrs. Claus never miss the parade! The parade is just one activity during the Christmas in St. Michaels weekend. There is also a tour of homes, Santa’s Wonderland (for children ages 3-11), gingerbread house and model train display, marketplace boutique for Christmas shopping, great food (St. Luke’s Church Holiday Breakfast and Old Fashioned Eastern Shore Christmas Dinner) and choral concerts on Saturday and Sunday nights. For more information, visit christmasinstmichaels.org or call (410) 745-0745.