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    With broomsticks in hand, the Water Witches of Humboldt dancers joined the Witches Paddle participants for a group photo just before the paddlers put in at the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building for an out-and-back paddle east to the Samoa Bridge.
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    Teresa Mondragon and her dog Isla joined Nikki Collins (foreground) and a record number of Witches Paddle participants as they left the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building for an out-and-back paddle east to the Samoa Bridge.
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    After first dancing at the put in location for the Witches Paddle, the The Water Witches of Humboldt moved on to the F Street dock to cheer on the participants and perform their unique bewitching dance moves.
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    After first dancing at the put in location for the Witches Paddle, the The Water Witches of Humboldt moved on to the F Street dock to cheer on the participants and perform their unique bewitching dance moves.
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    Reflections of boats in the marina at the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building made a colorful backdrop for this Witches Paddle participant.
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    Sierra Cosper brought both of her dogs along as companions on her stand-up paddleboard at the Witches Paddle on Humboldt Bay.
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    A record number of Witches Paddle participants left the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building for an out-and-back paddle east to the Samoa Bridge.
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    Michelle Glancy brought along her skeletal dog Rusty for a ride on her stand-up paddleboard at the Witches Paddle on Humboldt Bay.
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    Cruise passengers on the Madaket, once a passenger ferry along the Eureka waterfront, watched the Witches Paddle participants as they returned to the put in location at the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building.
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    Teresa Mondragon and her dog Isla headed for the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building after they finished the out-and-back paddle east to the Samoa Bridge.
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    The gentle breezes on Saturday allowed this sailboat crew to slowly sail back and forth among the Witches Paddle participants along the Eureka waterfront.
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    As the tide turned in their favor, participants in the Witches Paddle headed back west past the Woodley Island marina on Humboldt Bay.
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    After the tide had turned, Michelle Glancy and her skeletal dog Rusty greeted friends near the Adorni Center and headed back west past the Woodley Island marina during the Witches Paddle on Humboldt Bay.
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    Amora Rose made multiple loops on her electric-powered hydrofoil board around the Witches Paddle participants from the Woodley Island marina area east to the Samoa Bridge.
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    Barbara Robie and her red-caped dog Sammy headed for the Eureka public boat launch near the Wharfinger Building after they finished the out-and-back paddle east to the Samoa Bridge.
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    With the record number of witch participants this year, Witches Paddle organizer Jody Himango now plans to continue to hold the event always on the third Saturday in October in perpetuity, with starting times and locations dependent largely upon the tides.