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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.
Feb 15, 2011 · Hetteen was the northern Minnesota tinkerer with an eighth-grade education who co-founded the company that became Polaris Industries, founded the company that makes Arctic Cats and set out...
Edgar Hetteen, the Roseau, Minn., native known as the grandfather of the snowmobile industry for co-founding the two main manufacturers still making them in northwest Minnesota, died Saturday in a Grand Rapids, Minn., nursing home. He was 90.
Feb 14, 2011 · Edgar Hetteen, who cofounded Polaris Industries and founded Arctic Cat, died Saturday in Grand Rapids. Hetteen's death was reported in an obituary by Rowe Funeral Home.
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.
Mar 11, 2011 · Remembering Edgar: Another Insiders View. March 11, 2011 Snow Goer staff. 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 ...
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Feb 14, 2011 · Edgar died on Saturday, February 12. He was 90. "Edgar was an icon, a snowmobile pioneer and visionary who helped grow a seed of a sport and industry into a thriving pursuit and business that people love worldwide," said Polaris President and COO Bennett Morgan.
