Our stay was wonderful!
Our stay was wonderful!

Our stay was wonderful! Their home was beautiful and our room was really homey. We were even welcomed back one day with sugar cookies (unexpected desserts always great to come back to!!!!). It was our first time up near Bar Harbor and we definitely will be going back again!

Connor, Webster, MA

Oct 03 2019

1812 Pierce HouseKatrina PetersenReviews
Your Maine Travel Concierge - A Crooked Steeple Hall Benefit
Your Maine Travel Concierge - A Crooked Steeple Hall Benefit

Crooked Steeple Hall is committed to making your wedding or stay with us as relaxing as possible. All multi-day stays, weddings, or events at Crooked Steeple Hall and the 1812 Pierce House include the complimentary travel planning services of our in-house expert Maine travel concierge, Armanda Davis.

Take the stress out of planning your Maine vacation, wedding, or event. We know you, your friends, and family, want to experience the best that Maine has to offer. By booking with you Crooked Steeple Hall, you can get a Maine travel experience not available anywhere else, without hours of research or getting lost on back country roads! (There is a reason we love the expression “You can’t get there from here.”) When you work with Armanda you can expect the services of a professional travel advisor combined with the knowledge and insight of a local.

After getting to know you and learning about your ideal vacation, Armanda will design an itinerary customized for you, paying very careful attention to detail. From your favorite foods and hobbies to the level of adventure or relaxation you are looking for, each experience is built to meet all your needs and wants. And if you’re looking to step outside your comfort zone a little, that can be arranged too – it’s all about you!

Your Itinerary Includes:

  • Restaurant choices for all meals, along with must-try local flavor suggestions

  • Recommendations for daily activities, excursions, tours, etc.

  • Transportation advice to make getting around easier

Once your Crooked Steeple booking is confirmed, Armanda will be in touch and guide you through your Maine travel planning experience, putting together the perfect recommendations for you. We can’t wait to show you all Maine has to offer!

Katrina PetersenCrooked Steeple HallMaine, Maine Travel Planner, Vacation Concierge
Behind-the-Scenes: Trust and Partnerships
Behind-the-Scenes: Trust and Partnerships

Most of our blog posts here at Crooked Steeple are focused on weddings or traveling to Maine. We are starting a new blog topic to give you a sneak peek behind the curtain, giving you the chance to see what makes Crooked Steeple Hall so special. Our first topic? Trust and Partnerships, which we will go into by introducing you to our team members over the next two weeks.

When I started Crooked Steeple Hall, it was during my marriage. Back then, although I was a cyclical entrepreneur, it was always under the guise of helping support someone else’s dream. The thought of being the face and front of any business terrified me. I gave myself a million reasons why. Thoughts like, “No one wants to listen to a woman.” “I need to be married for people to take me seriously.” “I could never do this for myself.” “I’m not strong enough.” “I’m scared to put myself out there.” “I’m not good enough” “No one likes me”

I’m telling you guys, that inner voice was not very friendly! Couple that with an abusive relationship that reinforced my negative inner dialogue and I’m the last candidate you might pick for someone currently renovating a 170 year old building into an event hall! When my eventual divorce spiralled into multiple restraining orders, a structure fire, job loss, and enough drama to fill a Netflix mini-series, I knew something had to change. I went to therapy, got my OWN life, a life coach, worked on myself, and I dove headfirst into the renovations of the building I now call Crooked Steeple Hall.

Fast forward 3 years and I am in a much different place. Far from perfect yet well on my way to an ever-evolving better version of myself. The key to much of this has been learning to trust and partner with other people. I am a one-man-band that’s learned to become conductor of the orchestra. Without the partnerships I have developed, I would be far from where I am today. The key things I can recommend are this:

  1. Go out and meet people - even when what you would rather do is crawl into bed with a good book. Talk to just one person at a networking event.

  2. Be well read and an information consumer.

  3. Start small - pick one thing you can outsource or partner with someone on.

  4. Keep going even when the partnership feels a little rocky. Try and try again.

  5. Know when to respectfully move on and do it with grace.

That’s it for now, I’ll be doing more posts like this soon. The goal is 2 - 3 a week to help you all know more about me and this fantastic place called Crooked Steeple Hall!

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