Durell's Treasure

Durell, a small(er) community on the southern island of Twillingate boasts a local gem, Melvin Horwood. The locals all know him, so do countless others who have made the trek to visit Twillingate, Newfoundland and have stumbled on or received direction to his museum. After retiring from fishing in the '90's, Melvin continued to maintain his dock, stage and store and now shares with those who drop in ...

Melvin's Museum


Lynn and I had a chance encounter with Melvin when we stopped along Main St. during a morning drive. I had just parked the car to photograph another of the quaint houses perched along the shore when he just appeared ... I said "hello, you certainly have some lovely scenery here". Melvin said, "thank-you. Where are you from?" ... and it just went on from there. For the next 90 minutes we were entertained by a truly charming man.

Melvin Horwood


Stage Security

You just have to love the security system Melvin uses to "lock" the door of his stage museum, where all the goodies are. I should have known, when I reached for the keys to lock our car before heading down the dock, Melvin said "it's OK, you don't need to lock it" ...
'com on in





















Among many other things, Melvin will show you how to throw the net to catch Capelin, the bait-fish used to catch Cod.

throwin' the net












repeat performance (new audience)














If you are ever in Twillingate, make the time do go visit Melvin, Durell's just around the corner, literally. It will be time well spent.

DJE