The Highlands is a coastal community located south west of Stephenville, on Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
Once a thriving agricultural and fishing community, Highlands is situated at the end of the Cormack Trail (Route 405).
Butter Brook was initially a beach where supply ships were serviced carrying goods from the UK and other European countries.
One day, in the late 1800s, a ship carrying a cargo load of butter sank, causing the beach to have curdling butter drift on the edge of the rocks.
The story is widely known amongst locals, and people who grew up in the Highlands.