Here are directions from I-24 to Aurora and Turkey Bay. If you need more, just let me know.
After you get onto I-24 E and get into KY, you need to get off on exit # 16 onto US 68. It will be about the third or fourth Paducah exit. Turn right onto US 68. Highway 68 runs all the way from I-24 through Aurora and LBL. You will run through a small town of Draffenville. It has 3 or 4 gas stations and 8-10 restaurants. Stay left at the Y. Aurora is approx. 18 miles from Draffenville. Just as you come into Aurora, US 68 and US 80 will merge together. US 68-80 runs through Aurora and into LBL. Once you are in Aurora, all the motels and cottages are right off the highway. There is a motel on the left, just past a C-a-t-h-o-l-i-c church where most out-of-towners stay. It has good trailer access.
To get to Turkey Bay from Aurora, just keep going through Aurora on US 68-80(it takes about 2 minutes to completely drive through Aurora). Just as you are leaving Aurora, you will come to a temporary 3 way stop. There is a lot of road construction going on. Turn left at that stop(which keeps you on US 68-80) and you will go over KY lake. Once your over the bridge, you will be in Land Between the Lakes Recreation area. Drive approx. 3 miles, and the road will widen with a turning lane to turn right, onto THE TRACE. Turn right onto THE TRACE. After turning onto the trace, you will come to an intersection. Turn left and drive south on the trace for approx. 1.5 miles. Turkey Bay will be on the right. You can see the guard shack from the Trace. You can’t miss it.
If you want, I can meet you guys in Aurora, and you can follow me to Turkey Bay.
Glad you and Eddie are coming! Make sure you bring plenty of water. It’s supposed to be near 90 deg. Sat.