Main Brook: Located on the southwest shore of Hare Bay on the east coast of the Great Northern Peninsula, Main Brook was most likely used by Francophone fishermen from the 1500s on, however, it was not until the turn of the 20th century, the town was actually "settled" by a family of Sims who moved there from St. Anthony.

While fishing was the main employer until the 1900s, the construction of several sawmills was the beginning of a prosperous lumbering industry.

There are hundreds of rivers and brooks in Newfoundland, so undoubtedly the name originated by an early settler who thought "their" river should be given recognition as being the "main" one.

According to the town's website, the area around Main Brook is known for fishing (e.g., salmon, brown trout, char, smelt, cod, mackerel, scallops, mussels, squid and salmon depending on the time of year), hunting (e.g., Rabbit, moose, bear, caribou, land and sea birds are some of the game animals that can be hunted in-season) as well as snowmobiling in the winter and in the summer, camping, boating, hiking and swimming.

In 2016 the census showed a population of 243, an 8.3% decrease from the 265 that were there in 2011.

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/MainBrook