 In 1948 the state provided a lease for a residential camp program.Thompson Pond offers good fishing for many warm water fish.A survey conducted in 1994, showed thirteen species including Large and Small-mouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Brown and Yellow Bullhead, Golden Shiner, and Sucker.