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"Historic and Haunted, Thayer's is an incredible MN B&B experience! Owner Sharon Gammell is a gifted psychic, wedding officiate and chef."  

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Whether you are looking for the perfect quiet romantic holiday,

an elegant location for your small wedding and reception or an 

active unique getaway, what we offer at Thayer's is perfect! 

Thayer's is an Old West B&B with a haunting personality and we 

want you to stay with us, so we can pamper and entertain you!

Thayer's has spectacular food, Ghost Hunting, Psychic Readings, 

Mystery Dinners, Dinner Shows,  Afternoon Teas, Carriage rides,

Fondue Dinners, two friendly Main Coon Kitties and Ghosts!

Yes, our ghosts are friendly too! 

 

  

Imagine it's 1895, you have arrived at your destination, Gus and Caroline Thayer's new place; you are more than ready for the pampering only they provide! You know that with a good meal and a comfortable bed you will be ready to take on the world!

Today we still pamper with Gus and Caroline Thayer's Old West Hospitality and Style! We have eleven comfortable, gorgeous guest rooms each with private bath and authentic antiques; we provide delightful meals in beautiful Victorian surroundings plus...

High Tea 

Kitty cats at Thayer's

Murder & Mystery Dinners 

Private Parties

Paranormal

Ghost Hunting

Weddings

Thayer's is no ordinary award winning B&B!  Thayer's is proud to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places; privileged to have enchanted guests and a colorful history. 

Gus and Caroline Thayer made sure their guests were well cared for, comfortable, well fed and entertained; following in that same wonderful tradition, we provide you with antiques you can sit on, breakfasts that fill your tummy and make your taste buds smile, Interactive Murder Mystery Dinners, Dinner Shows, Afternoon and High Teas, Carriage Rides, and Psychic Readings with a gifted psychic medium, our owner Sharon Gammell. 

Miss Sadie Cat and Tennessee, Sharon's Main Coon Kitty Cats are always happy to share a purr and Sharon and staff are ready with a warm smile, Minnesota hospitality and respect for each and every guest. 

We consider ourselves very fortunate because Thayer's is a haunted Bed & Breakfast. Gus and Caroline Thayer and a number of their friends stop in and visit us regularly.  

                      

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Epona Carriage Rides

"Ghostly Encounters" written by Frances Kermeen

Scheduled Events  2005 Calendar

 

Our  Murder Mystery Dinners

are third in the Nation!

Afternoon Teas 

 

Children's Teas

 

 

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Weddings  Receptions   

Ala carte Price List   

Packages

 

Planning your wedding?  We believe there is no better location that is elegant and expresses the romance of the day than

Thayer's Historic Bed n' Breakfast!  If you are looking for someone to officiate your ceremony, we can accommodate your

needs; our owner, Sharon Gammell is a wedding officiate. All faiths are welcome, as are personalized ceremonies and rituals

like hand-fasting. Having your reception at Thayer's B&B is easy and fun! Finding a smoke and alcohol free location is not 

always easy but, Thayer's is that and more. Thayer's Afternoon Dessert receptions are always a hit with Sparkling cider,

Wedding punch and Thayer's house brewed coffee. We also have a chocolate fountain and tiered decorated Wedding Cakes!

 

Thayer's Historic Bed and Breakfast is the only award winning Minnesota Bed and Breakfast that specializes in Ghost 

hunting, Psychic Readings, Afternoon and High Teas, Small Weddings, receptions, and Interactive Murder Mystery 

Dinners. 

 

Originally built as a Rail Road Hotel, Thayer's, with its unique galleries, (porches) has been the focal point of this area

since its construction in 1895. Always ready for the next century, today as well as yesterday, Thayer's offers guests the

very best in old and new. We want your stay in Thayer's exquisite surroundings to be the best getaway you have ever 

had at a B&B. Why? because we want you as a return guest and often.

 

As we said, Thayer's is no ordinary Bed and Breakfast! A perfect example of balloon framed buildings built with Soo line

funding, as the rail road  made its way West. Decked out in Victorian style, charm and grace, Thayer's is a B & B jewel. 

 

Service and ambiance abound at this lovely haunted Bed & Breakfast that is loaded with authentic antiques and located

in Annandale, Minnesota just a little over an hour's drive from the Twin Cities international airport, Mall of America,

downtowns of Minneapolis, St. Paul and only 30 minutes to St. Cloud. 

 

Thayer's Historic Bed n' Breakfast has been voted "Property of the Year" for our outstanding contributions to 

Minnesota's lodging industry and Thayer's, for two years in a row,  was voted one of the top three B&B's in the 

nation offering Murder Mystery Dinners by Arrington's Bed & Breakfast Journal!   

 

Thayer's Historic Bed & Breakfast is enchanted (haunted);  the ghosts, spirits of Caroline and Gus Thayer and many 

others visit regularly. It is Gus who leaves pennies for guests and it is many other of his friends that stop in for a visit

now and again. Thayer's has three resident ghost kitties and a myriad of sightings have taken place here. The most 

recent published sightings were when WCCO TV, a Minneapolis based TV station, did a piece on Thayer's; they brought

in Gina Booth,  cofounder of the Minnesota Paranormal Investigative Group to check Thayer's out. You can go to

  www.wcco.com , click on video and do a search for haunted. Then click on "spend a night in a haunted hotel" by 

Jason DeRusha. Gina from the MPG agrees, Thayer's Historic Bed n' Breakfast is haunted!

 

When it comes to food, Thayer's is phenomenal. We make every effort to accommodate restricted diets like Vegetarian,

diabetic, macrobiotic, lactose intolerances and wheat allergies; simply let us know when you make your reservations 

and we will do our very best to work the necessary items into your menu. We offer organic and range foods as often 

as we can. 

 

Are you celebrating your sobriety? Looking for a place that respects your choices? Want a location that is free of alcohol

and is fun, exciting, and friendly plus elegant & romantic; the perfect location for your wedding or other celebration with

no worry of someone getting drunk?  Choose Thayer's.     

 

Thayer's has so many ways to transport you from the ordinary to the extra-ordinary; our Old West award winning 

Murder Mystery Dinners, Sassy, Jazzy and Jazz Dinner shows, Gal's Night Out Slumber Parties, Afternoon teas, 

Psychic weekend retreats and Ghost Hunting packages are designed to take you on an adventure. 

 

A stay in Sharon Gammell's home, offers you a great way to break away from the usual B&B stay; nice as they are, 

after a while they all seem the same. We promise that  when you make Thayer's your destination, you will be stepping

into a completely new B&B experience!

 

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  A little Thayer history...

It was in 1895 that Gus Thayer and his wife Caroline with financing available from the Soo Line Rail Road, built Thayer's New Hotel as one of the finest places to stay in the Midwest. Today we continue the legacy and are proud and honored to have Thayer's listed on the National Register of Historic Places and recognized with local and national awards. 

Thayer's is located at the corner of Hwy 55 and Maple Street in Annandale, Minnesota, in what is referred to as central Minnesota's "Heart of the Lakes" region, Thayer's is easy to find. We are just minutes West of Minneapolis & St. Paul, about an hour and one half's drive West from the Mall of America and the MSP airport; about a 30 minute drive South East of St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Annandale, Minnesota has been known as the place to recreate since the 1890's and still offers beautiful lakes, golfing, boating, fishing and swimming plus hiking and birding in Lake Maria State Park. For antique lovers, a vast assortment of well stocked antique shops are close by.  Thayer's Historic Bed n' Breakfast is a member of the Minnesota Innkeepers Association, the Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Guild, the Professional Association of Innkeepers International and the Annandale Chamber of Commerce.

Thayer's is known to be enchanted; you can read about Thayer's ghostly guests and our owner, gifted psychic, Sharon Gammell, in Frances Kermeen's Time Warner book "Ghostly Encounters" 

 

 

        

 

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