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Nov 20, 2023 · Live music, kids activities, Polaris rides, and tours will keep you entertained. Hotels are limited, so book today. Allan Hetteen was know as "A Man of Vision, Inventor, Innovator, Visionary, Risk Taker, Competitive, Rugged, Executive, and a Gentleman."
Nov 30, 2023 · On June 1, 1970, Allan Hetteen retired from Polaris Industries. He then started a Polaris Snowmobile Distribution company, Rosco, Inc. This story tells the beginning of that journey.
Aug 12, 2019 · 1961: On June 30, Allan Hetteen, age 31, succeeds his brother Edgar as president of Polaris. 1962: Construction begins on a modern, 24,000-sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Roseau. The expansion allows Polaris to increase production and add 100 employees.
- The Start of A Business
- Johnson’s Place in History
- David Johnson, Today
Testing the snow vehicle led to more testing. A drive system with homemade CVT clutches was added, different track lengths were tried and speeds increased from an initial 4-6 mph to over 20 mph, Johnson said. Johnson’s plan all along was merely to build a machine for himself, but a funny thing happened along the way. “Pete Peterson had a lumber yar...
When most people tell the history of snowmobiling, and most notably the history of both Arctic Cat and Polaris, Edgar Hetteen’s trans-Alaskan trip in March of 1960 plays a central role. But David Johnson’s many benchmarks are often overlooked. Johnson was Polaris’ first racer — showing up at the annual dogsled races at The Pas, Manitoba, and beatin...
Walking through the Polaris Experience Center, past machines that helped build both Polaris’ history and that of the snowmobile industry, David Johnson shared background stories on the importance of select models — stopping and talking at length where the disastrous 1964 Colt that almost bankrupt the company sat next to the ultra-successful 1965 Mu...
Jul 26, 2023 · Shortly after Edgar Hetteen was forced to leave Polaris, Edgar started Polar Manufacturing in 1960, which then became Arctic Enterprises and then Arctic Cat. (This is a whole other story) The banks board put Allan Hetteen as the president of Polaris after Edgar left.
Aug 21, 2021 · Allan Hetteen died in a November 1973 farm accident, but in July, his son, Mike, of Roseau, was able to relive a bit of Polaris history when he visited the glacier site where his dad, David Pearson and Harold Johnson had tested those Comet snowmobiles 58 years earlier.
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Jan 30, 2008 · Allan Hetteen at left replaced his older brother, center, after Edgar’s successful expedition to Alaska. Presidents change. Regardless of Edgar’s feelings, the Polaris board saw otherwise and let him know that the president of Polaris Industries should not be running off to Alaska on a foolhardy mission.
