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Thayer's was built in 1895,
as a Rail Road Hotel using funding from the Soo Line
Railroad with Gus & Caroline Thayer. The
first time my husband, Warren, and I walked into this building
in early 1993, I knew I had to have it - even though the
outside porches were in need of some major repairs, the paint
was faded pink and peeling, and the inside spaces were dark,
dirty grey, dingy green and everything was covered with an unhappy,
dreary, pallor. It was clear to us that Thayer's Hotel was not loved
at all; I really wanted to change all that. After
looking at the building, and meeting with the then owner, on
the way home to Minneapolis, Warren took one look at me and he
knew, this was the place I'd been talking about and looking
for over the past 6 years since I'd sold my last restaurant. I
remember that he did still ask me, "Is this really
the one you want?" of course my answer was a resounding
"YES!" May
be it was the vision of the "working girls"
playfully leaning over the railings of Thayer's 'Old West' porches
that are on the front of the
building or, maybe it was their call of "Hey! you wanna have some
fun?", that I heard, or maybe it was that I knew Thayer's
could once more be the beauty it was meant to be and I needed
to be a part of it, or maybe it was the way I saw this gorgeous
building finished, maybe it's all of that and more, that got
my attention...what ever
it was, that first day, I knew Thayer's and I were
destined to be connected! So,
later in the spring of 1993, Warren and I made an offer, it was
accepted, and a little while later, Thayer's stopped operating as a hotel and bar
and became our new home away from home... as the project
began... Today,
as you will see, Thayer's has once more the majesty and
character she is initialed to. Thayer's is now my only home
and beautiful, well
loved, bright, cherry, finely appointed, Bed and
Breakfast. It is every bit the home I had imagined it
could be and more. I
am truly proud to call Thayer's my home and I am pleased to
welcome you! By the
way, yes, Thayer's is
haunted! My late husband Warren, Gus, his wife Caroline and
"the girls" visit
us regularly as do many of their friends.
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here to skip the rest of the introduction and go directly to
booking a Guest room
Being constructed
as a three
story, wooden, balloon framed building in 1895, plus all
of the history this house holds and the unique western galleries (porches) on the front
of it are some of the reasons Thayer's has the
privilege to be listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
"Thayer's is a beautiful work in
progress... it has gone thru a number of changes
over the years since 1993... now we have beautiful gardens, 11
guest rooms each with a full private bath, a game room, tea
room/parlor, Coffee & dessert bar and a, believe this or
not, a comfortable, Victorian dining room that can easily seat
50 guests.
Some guest rooms
have claw footed tubs
with showers while others have double and single whirlpools. We have 6 guest
rooms with electric fireplaces. Every guest room has a comfortable
bed (most are Beauty Rest Exceptional pillow-topped
mattress sets) fine- fine
linens of at least 380T count, air conditioning, a hair dryer,
and upscale amenities.
Although I have authentic
Italian, Victorian and French antiques, they are antiques you
can sit on; guests have told me that they really like that
Thayer's has a relaxed, homey, tranquil peace about it.
I have two friendly house kitties,
TN and Miss Sadie Cat, that let me live here, a wonderful staff of 10 talented
people that help me keep things up to snuff, out door gardens
that say sit a while and relax, old photo's that remind all of
us of our rich history and enchanted guests, ghosts and ghost kitties that visit
regularly and keep us entertained.
Thayer's is not an
ordinary award winning bed and breakfast; we offer retreats,
workshops and classes in psychic awareness development and paranormal study,
Ghost Hunting Packages, Melodramas (where you hiss the Villains
and cheer the Heroes) plus
Afternoon teas, carriage rides, award winning Interactive Murder Mystery
Dinners and a whole lot of fun!
As you tour our
virtual Thayer's Historic Bed
n' Breakfast, you will find many photographs and scenes from
my enchanted home. Please, view this
web site with
caution... only a real world visit gives a full Thayer
experience. Give me a call and make your
reservations or you can book a stay on our secure online
booking site.
You may also
preview Thayer's; to set an appointment time for
your visit you need to call a day or two in advance. Sunday afternoons usually work the
best for a tour.
We hope you enjoy
our home as much as we do!" Sharon
Gammell, Miss Sadie Cat and Mr. Tennessee.
PS: 
Click any of the links on the
left side of this page to visit the areas of Thayer's Historic
Bed n' Breakfast that interest you.
Feel free to browse; if you have
questions, send an email to me, Sharon, at slg@thayers.net
or call us at 1.800.944.6595!
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