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Feb 10, 2016 · Polaris founders Edgar Hetteen and David Johnson led a group across Alaska, retracing the path he used 40 years earlier to prove the concept of the snowmobile. Wayne Davis, an International Snowmobile Hall Of Fame honoree for his photography skills was invited on the trip to document the adventure.
Dec 4, 2014 · What’s often forgotten, however, is that David Johnson made the first Polaris snowmobile in 1955 when his business partner Edgar Hetteen was out of town, and before Bombardier’s single-passenger Ski-Doos were launched in far-away Quebec.
Edgar Hetteen, Jay Lemke, Bob Bergland (Foreword by) 4.22. 9 ratings1 review. Follow Edgar Hetteen from poverty to millonaire as he starts Polaris and Artic Cat snowmobile companies. 282 pages, Hardcover. First published January 25, 1998. Book details & editions.
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Mar 11, 2011 · A lot has been written and said about Edgar Hetteen in the wake of his passing. The “grandfather of snowmobiling” started both Arctic Cat and Polaris, and for that he is fondly remembered, but many people don’t recall the role he played in lifting the entire snowmobile industry, not just those two companies.
The legendary founder of Arctic Cat, co-founder of Polaris and "grandfather" of snowmobiling died on Saturday, Feb. 12, in Grand Rapids, MN. He was 90 years old. An innovative visionary who turned the concept of an over-the-snow machine into a playful winter pastime, Hetteen made deep, lasting tracks that led to a new means of experiencing winter.
Feb 15, 2011 · Edgar Hetteen didn’t invent the first snowmobile. But he did invent the sport of snowmobiling.
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Jan 12, 1998 · Breaking Trail. Hardcover – January 12, 1998. by Edgar Hetteen (Author), Jay Lemke (Author) 4.8 13 ratings. See all formats and editions. Follow Edgar Hetteen from poverty to millonaire as he starts Polaris and Artic Cat snowmobile companies. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length.
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