[1] It is a small fishing and lumbering community on Route 413 at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay.

The early settlers fished for cod and cleared land to grow potatoes, cabbage and small fruits.

Keeping animals provided meat for the winter and milk and butter in season.

Logging pitprops for the United Kingdom were started in 1915 by a contractor named John Jennings.

[3] Burlington and surrounding area has a distinct dialect that is still heard by many today, because of its English and Irish heritage.