Photo: Re-enacting in the rain

Amid re-enactors, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, fourth from right, watches with state Rep. Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell, third from right, there-enactment of the 1867 transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States on Castle Hill in Sitka. Hail and rain didn't stop hundreds from attending Thursday's ceremony and parade.

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