PHOTOS: 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddle.

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Photos by Sarah Cavacini/Palatka Daily News.

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  • alatka woman Emma Shaw (left) stands next to St. Augustine woman Kiersten Hoey as they load up their cauldron with dry ice and prepare to kayak in the 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddle.
    alatka woman Emma Shaw (left) stands next to St. Augustine woman Kiersten Hoey as they load up their cauldron with dry ice and prepare to kayak in the 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddle.
  • Mark Chiappini, who owns Melrose business Chiappinis, paddles with his canine companion Sky during Friday's paddle.
    Mark Chiappini, who owns Melrose business Chiappinis, paddles with his canine companion Sky during Friday's paddle.
  • Women dressed as witches ready their kayaks at the Melrose Boat Ramp before participating Friday in the 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddle.
    Women dressed as witches ready their kayaks at the Melrose Boat Ramp before participating Friday in the 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddle.
  • Mary Ellen Haase, who grew up on Lake Santa Fe in Melrose, smiles as she gets ready to paddle on the lake during this year's witches paddle in Melrose.
    Mary Ellen Haase, who grew up on Lake Santa Fe in Melrose, smiles as she gets ready to paddle on the lake during this year's witches paddle in Melrose.
  • Friends gather and gain their balance Friday as they stop for a photo on Lake Santa Fe in Melrose.
    Friends gather and gain their balance Friday as they stop for a photo on Lake Santa Fe in Melrose.
  • Keystone Heights woman Bonny Ivey glides across Lake Santa Fe during this year's Melrose Bay Witches Paddle on her paddleboard Friday.
    Keystone Heights woman Bonny Ivey glides across Lake Santa Fe during this year's Melrose Bay Witches Paddle on her paddleboard Friday.
  • Patsy Anderson smiles in her witches outfit before heading out to Lake Santa Fe in Melrose during the witches paddle Friday.
    Patsy Anderson smiles in her witches outfit before heading out to Lake Santa Fe in Melrose during the witches paddle Friday.
  • Two women decked out as witches and riding on decorate paddle boards stop for a photo Friday before heading onto Lake Santa Fe.
    Two women decked out as witches and riding on decorate paddle boards stop for a photo Friday before heading onto Lake Santa Fe.
  • A woman pushes off from the Melrose Boat Ramp with her paddle board.
    A woman pushes off from the Melrose Boat Ramp with her paddle board.
  • Three witches take their kayaks across Lake Santa Fe on Friday during this year's witches paddle in Melrose.
    Three witches take their kayaks across Lake Santa Fe on Friday during this year's witches paddle in Melrose.
  • Three witches pose for photos at the Melrose Boat Ramp before paddling onto Lake Santa Fe during the 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddles on Friday.
    Three witches pose for photos at the Melrose Boat Ramp before paddling onto Lake Santa Fe during the 2022 Melrose Bay Witches Paddles on Friday.
  • Keystone Heights woman Bonny Ivey (standing) and Hawthorne woman Leslie Skeans wait at the Melrose Boat Ramp Friday before heading onto Lake Santa Fe dressed as witches.
    Keystone Heights woman Bonny Ivey (standing) and Hawthorne woman Leslie Skeans wait at the Melrose Boat Ramp Friday before heading onto Lake Santa Fe dressed as witches.
  • Witches and warlocks take over Lake Santa Fe in Melrose on Friday during the 2nd Annual Melrose Bay Witches Paddle, which raised money for the Melrose Center.
    Witches and warlocks take over Lake Santa Fe in Melrose on Friday during the 2nd Annual Melrose Bay Witches Paddle, which raised money for the Melrose Center.