Governor Thompson State Park
State park in Marinette County, Wisconsin
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Governor Thompson State Park is a 2,800-acre (1,133 ha) state park in Wisconsin, United States, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Crivitz.[3] The park contains 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of shoreline on the Caldron Falls Reservoir, part of the Peshtigo River, and 5,300 feet (1,600 m) of shoreline on two kettles, Woods Lake and Huber Lake.[4] Adjacent lands are part of the Peshtigo River State Forest.[5]
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| Location | Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 45°20′4″N 88°14′52″W | ||||||
| Area | 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m)[1] | ||||||
| Established | 2000[2] | ||||||
| Administered by | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | Tommy Thompson | ||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||
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History
The park was created in 2000, the centennial year of the Wisconsin state park system, and named after then-Governor Tommy Thompson. The main parcel creating the park is the former 1,987-acre (804 ha) Paust Woods Lake Resort and about 200 acres (0.81 km2) of wild-looking lakefront bought from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation on Caldron Falls Reservoir. The park opened in 2005.
