Collectors Ornaments - Online sales begin July 1st


Every ornament is crafted in 24k gold-plated brass and in a gift box appropriate for gift-giving or for your own keepsake. Included in each box is a brief description/historical information about the theme of the ornament. Each ornament is $20 (plus $3 shipping and handling).

The 2010 Ornament

Christmas in St. Michaels is proud to present the seventh in our series of Collectors Ornaments.

The Great Blue Heron is featured in this year’s ornament. Local design artist Joanne Buritsch has captured the grace and elegance of this bird whose habitat includes the area near the Chesapeake Bay.

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In addition to online purchases, the ornament is available at these local shops:

  • Artiste Locale
  • Bags Aloft
  • Calico Gallery
  • The Candleberry Shoppe
  • The Christmas Shop*
  • Chesapeake Bay Outfitters*
  • Chesapeake Trading Company (Fall only)
  • Higgins & Spencer (Fall only)
  • The Medicine Shoppe
  • Patriot Cruises (on board sales for 2009 ornament)
  • Reeser's Pharmacy*
  • St. Michaels Harbour Inn
  • The Scented Garden
  • South by Southwest
  • The Village Shoppe (Fall only)
  • The Talbot Bank (Fall only)

*All seven ornaments are available at these locations.

2009 Collectors Ornament

Sixth Christmas in St. Michaels ornament: Picturesque St. Michaels Harbor with the popular tourist boat The Patriot in a scene rendered by local artist Jack Bockmiller. The campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is in the background.

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2008 Collectors Ornament

Fifth Christmas in St. Michaels ornament: Celebrate the oyster with a shell design which includes an adaptation of work by local artist John Moll showing a waterman “tonging” for oysters from the deck of a typical Chesapeake workboat, super-imposed on a classic oyster shell.

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2007 Collectors Ornament

Fourth Christmas in St. Michaels ornament: “A Gaggle of Geese” as depicted by design artist Joanne Buritsch. The geese, sporting black, brown and white plumage, grace our fields and shoreline.

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2006 Collectors Ornament

Third Christmas in St. Michaels ornament: The frisky Chesapeake Blue Crab is shown crawling out of a basket full of his friends.

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2005 Collectors Ornament

Second Christmas in St. Michaels ornament: This ornament depicts the historic Chesapeake Bay Skipjack, a sailing vessel unique to the area and fast disappearing.

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2004 ORIGINAL Collectors Ornament

Original Christmas in St. Michaels ornament: The Hooper Strait Lighthouse, preserved and located at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, is featured in this first ornament. The lighthouse is one of the few true Chesapeake Bay screwpile lighthouses.

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