Grand Rivers, Kentucky

Welcome to Grand Rivers, Kentucky "The Village Between the Lakes."
 

Grand Rivers is West Kentucky ’s premier waterfront resort community and the heart of the lakes area. With two of Kentucky Lake region's finest resort marinas – one on each lake – Grand Rivers’ resorts offer waterfront cottages and condos and unlimited access to water recreation. We pulled into Green Turtle Bay Marina in grand style.

 

 

Green Turtle Bay has a health and fitness center, heated swimming pool, and spa. There are playgrounds, tennis courts, walking trails, beach, rentable golf carts and courtesy vans at our disposal. 

 

 

Green Turtle Bay has a private yacht club that welcomes visiting boaters to an excellent restaurant and live entertainment.

 

 

We had a memorable dinner overlooking the marina and lake with our friends, Sue and Jeff. There is also a bayside grill open for breakfast and lunch. I think I'm in Heaven.

 

 

Much more than just a summer lake destination, Grand Rivers offers radiant spring color, gorgeous fall foliage, special events throughout the year.

 

 

Try to catch four running deer on a camera. You can't see them in this picture, but they made my day.

 

Connecting the two lakes and the two marinas is the heart of Grand Rivers with the nostalgic Main Street feel of simpler times. Grand Rivers offers shopping from antiques to boutiques and small eateries.

Grand Rivers is made complete with the award winning Patti’s 1880’s Settlement and Restaurant. There is truly a homegrown family history, which started with Patti's Ice Cream Parlor in the spring of 1977. It was housed in a small motel that the family bought and added a livingroom to, which was the first and only diningroom the first year.

The restaurant named "Mr. Bill's" expanded into multiple rooms with wood and brick and twinkling lights. It offers a family experience with an old fashioned feel, beautiful gardens, and good food.

 As we wait to be seated, I was surprised to find such a kitchy, famous restaurant in a very small town. This was the big deal in town!

Patti's Restaurant offers Award Winning Casually Elegant Dining.

Patti's menu includes their famous two inch thick pork chop, flower pot bread and heavenly deserts; as well as wonderful steaks, chicken and seafood dishes.

The flower pot bread is really baked in a flower pot and it was soft and fluffy inside. It was very good.

And of course Patti's is know for their pecan and mile-high meringue pies. Did we eat everything? You betcha.

Always, expect the unexpected.