Maberly: Located just south of Elliston on Route 238, according to the Elliston town's website this community should not be missed: Perhaps the area's best kept secret is an unknown gem depicting an old time Newfoundland community settled in the 19th century.

Known as Muddy Brook until 1905, the scenic settlement of Maberly including the way leading into it is indeed such a gem. Unfortunately, many visitors who frequent the puffin viewing site turn around at that point depriving themselves of our area's best scenery.

Attempts were made at resettling Maberly by enticing people to relocate to Elliston where there was already electricity. However some refused to leave.

Today it only consists of about a dozen homes with five permanent households, however, that number increases during the summertime.

The short 1 km from the puffin site to the actual Maberly Loop is filled with the region's best and most accessible rot cellars.

Our best known cellars (Upstairs/Downstairs Cellars built 1915) are located on the way. The coastal scenery is fantastic with an excellent view of South Bird Island home to hundreds of seabirds.

In the summertime all sorts of whales frolic in the waters....

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/MaberlyNL