The former Republican vice-presidential candidate is visiting Richland, Wash., to spend the holiday with relatives.
The Tri-City Herald reports Palin arrived late Wednesday from Orlando, Fla. Palin plans to have dinner at the Richland home of her aunt Katie Johnson, a sister of Palin's mother.
She says it's good to be back in the Tri-Cities to reconnect with "the roots." Palin is planning to run a 5k Thursday to benefit the Red Cross.
She resumes her book tour Sunday, signing copies of "Going Rogue" at a book store in Richland.
Palin's grandparents, Clem and Helen Sheeran, came to Richland in 1943.


Was Levi there?
This is the question the American people really need an answer to.
So, what did Alaska's real governor do for Thanksgiving?