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Thayer's Historic Bed n' Breakfast, Annandale, MN is an Old West Victorian B&B with a haunting personality! Historic & Haunted, Thayer's B&B is home to gifted psychic Sharon Gammell and her two Main Coon Kitties! and, whether you want a quiet romantic holiday, a relaxing Minnesota get-a-way, an elegant location for your small wedding or an adventure, what you get at Thayer's is perfect!
Stay with us, so we can pamper & entertain you with spectacular breakfasts, Ghost Hunting, Psychic Readings, Murder Mystery Dinners, Sassy Dinner Shows, Afternoon Teas, Carriage rides, two friendly Main Coon Kitties & Ghosts! Yes, our ghosts are friendly! We invite you to enter & explore! Our web site has about 100 pages of information, click any links or photos
MN 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 and is owned by a gifted psychic, Sharon Gammell. 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 regularly.
There are many things to see and do when you stay at Thayer's B&B; besides attending a Sassy, Jazzy & Jazz Vocal Comedy Review & Dinner show, getting into character for a Murder Mystery Dinner, enjoying a ghost hunt right here at Thayer's, you can go snowboarding or down hill skiing at near-by Powder ridge or simply enjoy the many lakes that are in walking distance. You can shop for antiques or bargains, golf fish, you will be amazed! If we don't have a dinner show, there are a number of good places to eat, dinner clubs, sports bars & restaurants close by.
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. 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 and for power shoppers, the Albertville discount outlet mall is about 25 minutes away.
Thayer's is proud to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places; privileged to have enchanted guests and a colorful history! We provide our guests the very best in old and new because we want your stay in Thayer's exquisite surroundings to be the very best getaway you have ever had at a B&B. Why ? Because we want you back often as a return guest.
expresses the romance of your special day than Thayer's! If you are looking for someone to officiate your ceremony, our owner, Sharon Gammell is a wedding officiate, how great is that?
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 luncheon and Dessert receptions are always a hit with Sparkling cider, Wedding punch and Thayer's special brewed coffee. Oh, and we have a chocolate fountain and decorated Wedding Cakes available!
As we said, Thayer's is no ordinary Bed and Breakfast! A perfect example of balloon framed buildings built in 1895 with Soo line Rail road funding, during the times when rail roads were making paths to the West coast. They made sure that Thayer's was decked out in Victorian style, charm and grace, Yes, Thayer's was and still is spectacular!
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 West from the Twin Cities international airport, Mall of America, downtowns of Minneapolis, St. Paul and only 30 minutes to St. Cloud.
Gus and Caroline Thayer made sure their guests were well cared for, comfortable, well fed and entertained; following in that same wonderful tradition, today we provide you with authentic 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, Ghost Hunting and Psychic Readings with a gifted psychic medium, our owner Sharon Gammell.
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 MPIG 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 or soy allergies; simply let us know when you make your arrangements 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.
Celebrating your sobriety? Want a place that respects your choices? A location that is free of alcohol that is fun, exciting, and friendly plus elegant & romantic; Thayer's is the perfect location for your wedding or other celebration with no worry of someone getting drunk and out of hand.
A stay in Sharon Gammell's home, offers a great way to break away from the usual B&B stay; nice as they are, after a while B&B's all seem the same. We promise when you make Sharon's your destination, you will be stepping into a unique B&B experience!
Links:
Wedding Invitations - Wedding Favors - Wedding Accessories Paranormal and UFO Directory - UFOseek.com is the largest paranormal and UFO directory.
PSYCHICS & MEDIUMS
NETWORK Craig and Jane Hamilton-Parker. The site has a massive paranormal resource with lots
of real life stories and one of the busiest free Psychic Chat rooms on the web.
Thayer's Historic Bed n' Breakfast, 60 West Elm St. PO Box 246, Annandale, Mn 55302; Phone 800-944-6595, Fax 320-274-5051
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