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1. snowgoer.com › latest-news › polaris-at-60-davidSnowmobiling's Humble Founding Father Who Still Rides

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   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.

2. snowgoer.com › snow-goer-blog › pioneer-inventor-andPioneer, Inventor and Ambassador Edgar Hetteen Passes

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   Edgar Hetteen first snwomobiled this route in 1960, and then retraced it in 2000 — on the map, and in real life. Historians will remember Edgar Hetteen as the man who started Polaris and Arctic Cat and made historic journeys to prove the capabilities of the snowmobile.

3. snowgoer.com › snow-goer-blog › polaris-at-60-theRetracing History: The Alaskan Breaking Trail Trip | SnowGoer

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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.

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4. www.snowmobilehalloffame.com › edgar-hetteenEdgar Hetteen - Snowmobile Hall of Fame

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   One of snowmobiling’s true visionaries, Edgar Hetteen co-founded the Polaris snowmobile company in 1954 and later the Arctic Cat snowmobile company in 1959. A tireless promoter of the fun of snowmobiling, Edgar made spreading the word of this this winter sport his life’s work.

5. goroseau.com › polaris-how-it-all-began-the-storyPolaris How it all began in 1954 – The Story of a Company in ...

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   Jan 12, 2024 · Allan Hetteen (left), Edgar Hetteen, (center), Albin Erickson (right) working on the clutch of the Sno-Traveler. Edgar and his family moved to Alaska, where Edgar had planned to start a new career as an independent sales representative.

6. www.snowest.com › 2011 › 02Tribute: Edgar Hetteen, Co-Founder Of Polaris, 1920-2011

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   The son of first-generation Swedish immigrants, Edgar Hetteen grew up on a farm near Roseau, MN. Working with farm equipment, he developed an engineer's eye for innovation and invention, despite attaining only an eighth-grade education.

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   Who was Edgar Hetteen?

   • Edgar was born in 1920 to Emanuel and Mae Hetteen in Roseau, Minnesota. He was a co-founder of Polaris Industries and the founder of Arctic Cat Enterprises and the May Corporation. Edgar, who was often called the 'Grandfather of Snowmobiling', was also a co-founder of A.S.V. Edgar was born in 1920 to Emanuel and Mae Hetteen.

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   Why did Edgar Hetteen resign?

   • The older brother, Edgar, had resigned as President due to a disagreement with the Polaris Board of Directors. Allan Hetteen (left), Edgar Hetteen, (center), Albin Erickson (right) working on the clutch of the Sno-Traveler. Edgar and his family moved to Alaska, where Edgar had planned to start a new career as an independent sales representative.

   Polaris How it all began in 1954 - The Story of a Company in the making

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   How did Edgar Hetteen & Johnson meet Jensen?

   • With Allan Hetteen out of town delivering straw choppers, Edgar Hetteen and Johnson loaded the big iron horse on a truck and drove to meet Jensen. This machine had several advancements, including a huge hood and windshield to protect the driver from the elements.

   Edgar Hetteen, the creator of the first Polaris snowmobile | SnowGoer

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   What happened to Edgar & his family?

   • Edgar and his family moved to Alaska, where Edgar had planned to start a new career as an independent sales representative. Less than a year after moving to Alaska, Edgar returned to northern Minnesota, settling in Thief River Falls, and starting a new business, Polar Manufacturing. He later renamed the company Arctic Enterprises.

   Polaris How it all began in 1954 - The Story of a Company in the making

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   Did Allan Hetteen & Albin Erickson make a snowmobile at Polaris?

   • In the meantime, Johnson, Allan Hetteen and Albin Erickson started working on a second snowmobile at Polaris, this one allegedly for Allan. “There was this fellow, Harley Jensen, who lived on an island up in the Northwest Angle, and he’d walk [or snowshoe or ski] for miles to the mainlands to cut pulp,” Johnson recalled.

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8. www.amazon.com › Breaking-Trail-ExtraordinaryBreaking Trail: Hetteen, Edgar, Hetteen, Edgar, Lemke, Jay ...

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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.

   • Author: Edgar Hetteen, Jay Lemke