In the past 13 months, this was the first national park at which the staff do not enforce masks. I was shocked at the number of people on the ferry not wearing a mask… most disappointing, Nationsl park staff just wss as lord by, said Hi to full families not masked in the interior cabin of the ferry, then moved on. Clearly, wearing masks indoors is neither a priority nor enforced by Fort Sumter National Park staff.
If you value the importance of masks, skip Fort Sumter in 2021. It’s clearly not a priority for NOS ferry staff
As for the fort, the presenter was excellent and it is a national, historic sites everyone should see. However, only an hour at the fort just isn’t enough time.