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Aug 20, 2021 · Mike Hetteen stands outside the same general store in Talkeetna, Alaska, in July 2021. Hetteen was able to visit the Ruth Glacier site where his dad, Allan, was part of a crew testing Polaris ...
Nov 20, 2023 · The sleds and two others were to leave today from Greenville for a weeklong trek over the Moosehead Lake region, then on through the Allagash section to Patten. The vehicles are powered by a gasoline, two-cycled 13 h.p. motor that drives a tracked belt. Skis support the sled. Hetteen plans to demonstrate the craft’s usefulness in snow country.
- 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 · November 30, 2023. Allen Hetteen was one of the three founders of Polaris in 1954. He served as the president, worked on development, and was hands-on on all the fronts. He turned wrenches and handled business decisions. On June 1, 1970, Allan Hetteen retired from Polaris Industries. He then started a Polaris Snowmobile Distribution company ...
Jul 26, 2023 · 1985 Polaris was back in the ATV game, but with a 4 wheeled version. Allot of this was due to the dealerships wanting a Polaris product to sell in the spring & summer months. Polaris stuck to what they knew and that was utility ATV’s for ranch, work and hunting. Within a few years the Sportsman line of ATV’s was 45% of Polaris’s business.
Aug 21, 2021 · Alaska trip offers opportunity to reconnect with history for son of Polaris pioneer Allan Hetteen | Grand Forks Herald 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 · This was the first corporate turmoil to face Allan Hetteen, to whom the Polaris board turned. Only in his mid-30s, Allan had to build off his brother’s adventure and lead Polaris Industries into the new world of snowmobiling. This was the first of three challenges to face the younger Hetteen brother. He was young and untested.
