GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, October 8, 2025— The Thayer, a historic restaurant and hotel in Annandale, Minnesota, takes center stage in this week’s episode of Hiseerie. Tune in Thursday, October 9, at 8 p.m. on Pioneer PBS (Appleton: 10-1, Worthington: 20-1, Fergus Falls: 8-1 | Dish, DirecTV, Mediacom). Check local listings or visit our showtimes page for additional air dates and times on other PBS stations across Minnesota and neighboring states.
The Thayer has a long and colorful past. Once a bustling stop for railroad travelers in the early 1900s, it even hosted the infamous Al Capone, who was rumored to rent out the top floor. Today, the Thayer is best known for its paranormal activity—something the Hiseerie team experienced firsthand while filming.
Viewers in the Pioneer PBS region can livestream this episode on the premiere day at pioneer.org/live, on YouTube TV, Prime Video, Hulu Live, or via the “Live TV” button on the PBS app and pbs.org. Additionally, all episodes are available for on-demand viewing at: pioneer.org/hiseerie, the PBS app, and Hiseerie’s YouTube Channel at youtube.com/@Hiseerie and on pbs.org/show/hiseerie/.
About Hiseerie
Welcome to Hiseerie, a new series from Pioneer PBS. We explore the paranormal and macabre corners of Minnesota and the Midwest—regions rich with dark history, local legends, and unexplained phenomena. From haunted sites and mysterious cryptids to chilling true crimes that shook small communities, we investigate the stories that linger in the shadows. The 2025 season is made possible by members of Pioneer PBS and on Patreon. Do you have a story you'd like to share? Have a site you think we should check out? Someone in your community we should talk to? Submit your response.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington, and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. Our members help make programs like this possible with their generous support. For more information about Pioneer PBS or how you can help us make these stories a reality, visit pioneer.org/donate or call 800-726-3178.
