c.1939
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Cronin's Golf Resort - In October, 1929 Mark Cassidy and Guy
W. Wilkinson purchased property along the Hudson River that had been the
farmland of the Heath, Bissell and Hewitt families. With Patrick J.
Cronin, Golf Course Superintendent at Glens Falls Country Club, they designed a
golf course and began construction. The original plans called for nine
holes on each side of the (then called) Glen Road but only those along the
Hudson River were built. At 8:00 AM on Saturday, July 14, 1930 Queen
Village Golf Club officially opened to the public. The club drew
golfers from most of the surrounding communities. At the end of that
first season a club championship was held. The men’s trophy, won by E. H.
O'Connor, was a gift from Warrensburg Supervisor Frank W. Smith. The
women’s trophy, won by Mrs. Leonard Williams from Riverside, was donated
by Mrs. Charles H. Burhans. In 1945 Cassidy, then sole owner, sold the
course to Robert J. Cronin, son of the designer, and Richard McCarthy (who
sold his share to Cronin a year later). Many changes were accomplished
under Bob's and his wife Beverly's guidance, including the addition of
housekeeping cottages to attract vacationers. This led to a name change
to Cronin’s Vacationland Golf Club. In 1967 Bob added an additional nine
holes, some of which were next to the river. The ice from the spring thaw
destroyed these holes repeatedly. In 1988 Bob’s sons James and
John took over the management of the course and replaced the threatened
holes with new ones on higher ground. They changed the name to Cronin's
Golf Resort. The third generation of Cronins works constantly to upgrade
and improve this beautiful golf resort along the Hudson River.
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