Noted local artist and longtime Surf City resident Cathleen Engelsen will be the grand marshal for the Ship Bottom Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m. A longtime Surf City resident, Engelsen is well known for her paintings of historic sites, not just in Ocean County but throughout the whole state. She said she is honored to be chosen for the position. 
The parade starts at the Ethel Jacobsen School at Fifth Street and Barnegat Avenue and runs on Long Beach Boulevard to 25th Street in Ship Bottom.