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Feb 1, 2013 · “The Legend Of Polaris” — Written by Jeffrey Rodengen and Richard Hubbard in 2003, it traces Polaris’ history from 1944, when Edgar Hetteen launched Hetteen Hoist & Derrick in Roseau, Minnesota, with brother-in-law David Johnson. The snowmobile invention would have to wait another 10 years, against Hetteen’s will at first.
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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 ...
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. Those who knew him well will remember his sharp mind, determined nature, passion for snowmobiling and amazing story-telling abilities.
Feb 15, 2011 · It is with great sadness that we relay word of the passing of the legendary Edgar Hetteen, one of the co-founders of Polaris and such a long-time driving force in the snowmobile industry that he is commonly called “The Godfather of Snowmobiling.” Edgar died on Saturday, February 12. He was 90.
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Feb 15, 2011 · He was also “a stubborn, ornery, irascible, persistent, dogged, narrow-minded, argumentative, pushy son of a gun,” according to a business executive quoted in Hetteen’s book.
Feb 14, 2011 · The son of first-generation Swedish immigrants, Edgar Hetteen grew up on a farm near Roseau, Minnesota. 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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Edgar Hetteen. 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.
