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Nov 20, 2023 · Allan Hetteen died in November 1973 from a tragic farm accident. It was a life and legacy that ended too soon. His son, Mike, of Roseau, relived a bit of Polaris history when he visited the glacier site where his dad, David Pearson, and Harold Johnson had tested those Comet snowmobiles 60-plus years earlier.
- Prelude to A Dream
- Past and Present
- Homecoming
- Beating Technology
- Triumphant Return
In the fall of 1999, a good friend that works at Polaris named Ed Skomoroh laid out plans for a re-creation of Hetteen’s Alaska trip. Bob Persson, a friend of Hetteen’s, suggested another Alaskan adventure to mark the 40th anniversary of the journey. Hetteen himself was going on the trip as well as Polaris co-founder David Johnson, Polaris CEO Tom ...
The first day on the trail went so well that we left the village of Tuluksak the next morning excited for the adventure to continue. The second day was going to be a long ride of about 160 miles with a stop at the home of Alex Aloysius in the village of Kalskag. Aloysius guided Hetteen and the original crew safely across the great portage on the 19...
Because of the late arrival into Grayling the night before, day three began with a visit to the school. We were impressed to see the school decorated with “Welcome back to Grayling” signs and a ’60s vintage Sno-Traveler in front of the school. Kaltag was the next destination village for the group. Our guide, Esmailka, had even more reason to hope t...
That evening in Ruby, the technology connection failed us. Miels and I tried, as we did each night, to send photos back via the satellite phone to the Internet. Just to the south of us was a large bluff that prevented a clear angle to the satellite. There was no way we would get a clear connection from town. We loaded up the equipment and drove a f...
The final legs of the journey went by so fast, as we had our final destination of Fairbanks drawing closer. A sense of sadness started to come over me as I realized this dream trip started to come to a close. The trip was going so well and we still had several more villages and sights to see. I started to feel the success of the trip was at hand, t...
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 20, 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...
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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.
