Ruke’s on Smith Island closes after 100+ years of serving crabs.

The Smith Island landmark and local meeting place, Ruke’s Seafood Deck, is now an island legend. The family shuttered the crab-shack famous for soft-shelled crabs and cheese steaks in May after more than 100 years in business. Here’s DelmarvaNow’s excellent story on the closing by Deborah Gates.

Smith Island landmark Ruke's closes its doors after nearly a century in business http://t.co/W63zKSYZAj pic.twitter.com/9tzZrQ2uFl

— DelmarvaNow! (@MyDelmarvaNow) June 3, 2015