REMINDER/ Minnesota Inventors/Adventurers Prepare for Polaris Trek Across Alaska.News/Assignment Editors REMINDER...for Wed. (March 8) Media Alert/Interview Opportunity --(BUSINESS WIRE) David Johnson David Johnson may refer to:
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WHO/WHAT: David Johnson says he built the first Polaris
"Sno-Traveler" in 1956 because he was lazy. He
wanted an easier way to hunt and get around in
Roseau during long Minnesota winters.
Edgar Hetteen risked his life to lead a
21-day, 1,200 mile trek across Alaska in
1960 in a last ditch effort to save his
company. The goal of the trip was to prove
to the world that their clumsy, untested
contraptions would work and that they were
useful and fun.
It worked. Today, there are more than four
million snowmobilers worldwide and more miles
of U.S. snowmobile trails than miles of U.S. highway.
WHY: Next week, forty years later, both men will make the
same Alaska trek together to prove to themselves they
can do it and prove to the world that you're never too
old to go out and play in the snow. The adventurers
also will be raising money to help find a cure for ALS
(Lou Gehrig's disease) in hopes of helping Wes
Blakeslee, a young snowmobile engineer in Roseau, who
was recently diagnosed with the terminal disease.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 8
Thursday, March 9
Friday, March 10
(All interviews and photo shoots must be made by
appointment only.)
WHERE: At Polaris (in Medina) OR in studio OR via telephone.
CONTACT: Ryan Spencer
Shandwick
612-841-6270
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