This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, then Sarah Heath, seated amid fireweed blooms in Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. announced Palin as his running mate Friday Aug. 29, 2008.
Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin reloads while shooting at the fur & feather station that features ground-level and airborne targets at the 5th Annual Alaska Ladies Charity Classic sporting clays shoot Saturday June 3, 2000 at Grouse Ridge Shooting Grounds.
Peter Jacobs of Bethel, right, presents Gov. Sarah Palin with a tool for pounding fish eggs to make akutaq (Eskimo ice cream) at a reception honoring the governor and her family Saturday January 27, 2007 at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Elders from around the state including Alice Petrivelli, Teddy Mayac, Sr., Chief Marie Smith-Jones, Daisy Demientieff, Bill Thomas and Jacobs spoke and presented gifts to the new first family.
