Canoe the Wild owner and operator Dave Conley can take care of all trip logistics and provide all necessary canoeing and camping equipment to make your trip safe and enjoyable. Contact Dave for inquiries, to make a reservation, or discuss your next canoe trip in Maine with Canoe the Wild. Contact Dave online or call/text 207-551-8729 for more about our trips and what we provide.
Dave Conley
Dave Conley, Master Maine Guide and owner of Canoe the Wild, has been paddling the rivers of Maine and Canada since 1985. During the school year, Dave teaches an outdoor education program at East Grand High School in Danforth, host to the annual East Grand Adventure Race. In the fall, guided moose hunts are offered in northern Maine.
For the past 34 years, Dave and his crew travel to Lynchburg Virginia during the Christmas Season to sell trees, wreaths and greenery to the fine folks of central Virginia. Contact Dave to discuss putting a trip together for your family or group, join others on an outing, your next moose hunt or adventure racing! (Read more about Dave)
Tammi Matula
Tammi Matula is a natural on the river and great at making guests feel right at home in a wilderness setting. A Registered Maine Guide, Tammi has certifications in Wilderness Advanced First Aid, and Wilderness First Responder.
Extended big whitewater canoe trips in north western Canada to leisurely remote weekend trips closer to home, Tammi has ‘done it all’ including the Allagash, St. Croix, Moisie, NE Mistassibi, de Pas, Mountain (NWT), and Bonaventure Rivers.
During the school year, Tammi’s tamer side has her teaching physical education at East Grand School with an emphasis on the outdoors and recreation. Tammi also team teaches the outdoor education program with Dave at East Grand School.
William Cliff
Will has been taking part in wilderness trips for over half his life and oversees a canoe tripping program at a summer camp for youth. He has guided many trips on the Allagash and St Croix Rivers and on the Bonaventure River in Quebec. When his schedule allows, he’ll guide a trip for Canoe the Wild. Will lives in Houlton with his wife Christine and they have 2 young children.
Wayne Daggett
Wayne first joined us on a St. Croix River canoe trip over 20 years ago. Since then Wayne has taken part in such trips as the Allagash, Dead River, Bonaventure and NE Mistissibi Rivers. Wayne also enjoys assisting Dave and the East Grand school students on spring canoe races and helping out with the annual East Grand Adventure Race. An accomplished flat and whitewater paddler, Wayne also enjoys canoe poling.
Rachel Vine
Rachel first found her love of the Maine Wilderness when taking part on a trip in 2015, since then she has found great joy in leading trips on numerous Maine rivers including the Allagash, St Croix and Bakahegan Rivers. Rachel also enjoys teaching outdoor skills at a local school throughout the year.
Nick Chambers
Nick has been paddling with us since his pre teen years. At the age of 12 Nick was standing up poling over class III ledge drops on the Bonaventure River in Quebec! A veteran of numerous Maine and eastern Canada trips, Nick has a quiet demeanor, is organized, has good people, camping, boating skills and gets things done around the camp.
Tim Witmer
Tim caught the wilderness bug as a teenager while participating on one of Dave’s 10-day Allagash canoe trips in 1995. Tim took part in Gordon College’s outdoor program all four years participating, leading and assisting with trips in the Adirondack mountains. Graduating with a minor in outdoor education. Tim participated in a semester with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Led many trips with Camp Living Waters over the course of four summers and assisted on numerous East Grand high school canoe trips. Tim is married to Amy, they have children and live in Linneus, Maine.
Bob Latshaw
Bob first did a trip with us on the NE Mistissibi River at flood level back in 2015 and was hooked! Since then Bob has logged many river miles on the Allagash, St Croix, St John, Bonaventure, local rivers and streams back home in Massachusetts and rivers out west including the Mountain and Broken Skull. Bob is passionate about teaching, imparting outdoors skills, and leading astronomy sessions. Bob’s love of the outdoors started from his time as a Boy Scout. Bob has been an active adult leader with the Boy Scouts for many years. Bob is married with two grown sons and lives in Franklin MA.
Andrew Gibbs
Andrew Gibbs has a passion for the outdoors spending as much time as possible during the different seasons fishing, hunting and paddling. Andrew’s schedule allows him to take part in guiding canoe trips from time to time during the summer months and teams up with Canoe the Wild on moose hunts in the fall. Right at home in the outdoors, Andrew has a calmness about him that puts people at ease.