9 3 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁smoke house ▁begins ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁when ▁Robert ▁Mc B ridge ▁purchased ▁an ▁un used ▁wh arf ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁smoke house ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁acquired ▁several ▁adjacent ▁buildings , ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁hous ed ▁other ▁business es , ▁and ▁adapted ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁special ized ▁activities ▁related ▁to ▁pick ling ▁and ▁sm oking ▁her ring . ▁ ▁Mc B ride ' s ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁her ring ▁smoke h ouses ▁in ▁Lub ec , ▁and ▁the ▁complex , ▁expanded ▁by ▁his ▁success ors ▁in ▁the ▁business , ▁operated ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁complex ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁McC ur dy ▁family . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁Lub ec ▁Land marks , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁its ▁pres ervation . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁adapted ▁the ▁skin ning / pack ing ▁shed ▁to ▁house ▁a ▁museum ▁on ▁Lub ec ▁history , ▁and ▁are ▁seeking ▁adapt ive ▁uses ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁complex . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁North ▁American ▁bl izz ard , ▁the ▁facility ' s ▁former ▁br ining ▁shed ▁col lapsed . ▁ ▁Port ions ▁of ▁the ▁structure ▁were ▁found ▁across ▁the ▁Lub ec ▁N arrow s ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Camp ob ello ▁Island ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Rec overy ▁of