Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors Jesse Brown's

Segment 1, May 4th, 2024



Preparing for an exciting week in Charlotte with the upcoming Wells Fargo Championship Golf Tourney coming to Charlotte along with the Kings Drive Art Walk that is taking placing May 4th & 5th, 2024.  Also, May is a huge time in the neighboring Virginia town of Damascus.Show Highlights:



Cicadas in the Carolinas

Blane Chocklett in Charlotte

May in Damascus, VA

Kings Drive Art Walk

19 things that we don't think are dangerous



The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the graduation gifts in Charlotte headquarters: Jesse Brown's

Segment 2, May 4th, 2024



Damascus, Syria, is listed as the oldest capital city in the world.  However, on the Carolina Outdoors, we like looking to the Damascus town to the north of the Carolinas, in Virginia. Damascus Town Councilmember, Beaty Jackson, rejoins host Bill Bartee to talk about the month of May in a town that swells from 650 people to 20,000 people during Trail Days.Show Highlights:



Jackson talks about the stress of being a town council member during the month of May in Damascus

Seven different trails converge in the Damascus-area: AT, Iron Mountain Trail, VA Creeper, US Bike Route 76, & more

Town wide Yard Sale occurs in Damascus the week before Trail Days

How the town opens up almost all its amenities to take in all visitors

Events include vendors, music, food trucks, & hiker's parade.

Beaty's is the principal rep of the Taku Agency that helps bring outdoor gear to Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown's

"Building brands through building experiences" is Jackson's business motto

Brands represented in Charlotte are:  Opinel, Gear Aid



Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

The oldest alum of the hikers becomes the Grand Marshall of the Hiker's Parade.



The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte fly shop, Jesse Brown's

Segment 3, May 4th, 2024



During the recent Charlotte Urban Hike 2024 from Freedom Park to the NoDa area the Little Sugar Creek Greenway passed through the E. Morehead Street/Pearle Park Way Bridge.  This section of the Greenway plays host to the Kings Drive Art Walk (KDAW), Saturday & Sunday, May 4th & 5th, 2024.

Mark Boone, the board president of the Festival in the Park, recently joined Carolina Outdoor-host, Bill Bartee, to talk about the fourteenth year of the KDAW, its mission, & what to expect.



The 14th edition of the Kings Drive Art Walk is on May 4th and 5th. Find out more about it at https://festivalinthepark.org



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KDAW is a sibling event of the 60-year old Festival in the Park

It is an artist driven event celebrating both visual and performing arts.

Wood, glass, mixed-media & more art is celebrated.  All shapes, sizes, and prices

Festival in the Park started during a time of segregation & social change.  Boone speaks on how the KDAW relates in 2024.

The Kings Drive Art Walk is styled as a casual, easy-going event for people to connect with art in Charlotte

The event happens rain or shine

Check out the website for hours, information, pet & bike management



Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

The KDAW is made up with over 100 different artists from eight different states that come to Charlotte for the KDAW weekend.



The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte fly shop, Jesse Brown's

Segment 4, May 4th, 2024

Residents of Newberry County South Carolina have called police on the loud noise caused by the emergence of cicadas.  The high pitched noise in Newberry alarmed them enough to elicit a response from the county sheriff department.

















The male cicadas sing to attract mates, according to The Associated Press.

















“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar. The sound is cicadas,” the sheriff’s office said. “Cicadas are a super family of insects that appear each spring. The nymphs have lived underground for 13-17 years and now this time they are hatching. Although to some, the noise is annoying, they pose no danger to humans or pets. Unfortunately, it is the sounds of nature.”

The cicadas in South Carolina are part of the Brood XIX variety that come out every 13 years in the Southeast and Midwest, according to The Washington Post.

Two different broods will be coming out at the same time this year, which hasn’t happened since 1803, the newspaper reported.

The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown's.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and travel internationally.

Segment 2, April 27th, 2024



It is travel season.  A center point of international travel in the Carolinas is Charlotte Douglas International Airport.  According to Airports Council International (ACI) 2021 final ranking had the Charlotte airport as the fifth busiest airport worldwide for arrivals and departures.  It was sixth for passenger traffic in released.

Trivia Dream.com recently put forward this multiple choice trivia question.  Which city was the most visited by international travelers in 2023?

a. Istanbul, Turkey

b. Rome, Italy

c. Paris, France

d. Athens, Greece..



The answer:  Istanbul was the most-visited city in the world with over 20 million international travelers in 2023. Euromonitor International ranked the most visited cities in the world.



Highlights:

The TOP Ten:

1.Istanbul, Turkey

2.London, U.K.

3.Dubai, UAE

4. Antalya, Turkey

5.Paris, France

6.Hong Kong

7.Bangkok,Thailand

8.New York, U.S.

9.Cancún,Mexico

10. Mecca, Saudi Arabia



The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown's.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and travel internationally.

Segment 3, April 27th, 2024



Who’s been to the top of Africa the most?  In the Charlotte-area it is Macon Dunnagan.  He started climbing the mountain twenty-two years ago & has done it fifty times.  Through his climbs he's been recognized by a North Carolina governor & is currently an ambassador of travel for Tanzania.Show Highlights:



June 24th is his last open climb of 2024.  He's booked through 2025.

He's taken ages twelve to eighty to the top & continues travelling to talks about Africa

People travel to Kilimanjaro for the culture, the exercise, & for conquering the goal of the summit.

Porters carry most of the items to the top as you hike & have a Porter's Society

Going slowly is part of a successful acclimation



Things You’ll Learn by Listening:



Dunnagan is speaking to interested Kilimanjaro climbers at Jesse Brown's on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, 3 p.m. at the local outdoor outfitter, Jesse Brown's.  T



The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown's.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and train for Kilimanjaro.