A changing of the guard has occurred at Acadia National Park with the retirement of longtime Chief of Maintenance Jim Vekasi. Vekasi’s departure marks the end of a 35-year career in government service, 20 of them with Acadia.
Prior to beginning his term at Acadia, Vekasi worked at Glacier National Park in Montana, at the National Park Service Center in Denver, Colo., and prior to that he served in the Peace …
