Edgar and Allen Hetteen and David Johnson of Roseau, Minnesota developed the first practical snowmobile in 1956 and helped to start the Polaris® Company.
High Growth Rice
 
Rollerblade Activa 90 Grey/Blue(Size 7.5 M)on Sale at Overstock.Com
2006 Centennial StarCraft Pop-Up Camper @Motorhomes/Classifieds
 
Outdoor Chef City™ Grill 420 w/ Gourmet Kit and Bag at Overstock
Vertical Endeavors®-St. Paul, MN
Commando-Ice-Shelter™at Frabill.com®
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Outdoor Inventions, Outdoor Inventors, and Outdoor-Inventor-of the-Year-Award
The spirit of innovation, like the spirit of adventure, can be a driving force for the creation of new products. The energy and stamina needed to bring an idea into reality, is as strenuous as running a marathon, or climbing a mountain peak. The outdoor inventors of those creations presented below, were endowed with great imaginations; by inventing new products they demanded discipline & persistence of themselves. Their efforts and accomplishments are an inspiration to inventors everywhere.
This Page organized in Ten Topic Headings. The 10 Topic Headings are: 1) Minnesota Outdoor Inventors, 2) Minnesota Inventor Organizations, 3) Wisconsin Outdoor Inventors, 4) Wisconsin Inventors Organizations, 5) Michigan Outdoor Inventors, 6) Michigan Inventor Organizations, 7) Top 12 Outdoor Inventions, 8) Top 10 Sporting Goods Inventions, 9) Companies & National Inventor Organizations, and 10) Outdoor Inventor of the Year Award.
Great Lakes Area Inventors & Related State Organizations-
Minnesota Inventors--
Winter Resistant Alfalfa was invented by The Grimm Brothers Farmers. Farmer Wendelin Grimm, from Carver County, in Minnesota developed a strain of alfalfa that could withstand Minnesota’s cold winters in 1858. (Sources: Minnesota Sci-Tech-Innovations
And “Google's Book Reviews On-Line-"The Farmer's Bulletin," USDA, 1918,pg 757)
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In-Line Skates, or Rollerblades™, developed by Scott & Brennan Olson. (Source: Google's Book Reviews On-Line-"Inventors & Inventions,” Published by Marshall Cavendish, 2008, pg 1165.)
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Main Rollerblade Web-Site is: Rollerblade.Com
Closed Toe Blade for Ice Skates invented by John E Strauss. In 1914, John E. Strauss, a blade maker from St. Paul, Minnesota, invented the first closed toe blade made from one piece of steel, making skates lighter and stronger.
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The Wilcraft, invented by Tom Roaring, a Mahtomedi-based entrepreneur. (Source: Press Pubs.Com- Articles)
Their web-site is TheWilcraft.Com. Their address is: Multifarious Inc./Wilcraft, 582 1/2 White Bear Ave, Maplewood, MN 55109. Their phone numbers are: 1-888-WILCRAFT (1-888-945-2723), or 651-653-0534.
Indoor-outdoor portable gas burner or grill, Inventors, Ronald Shimek, Daniel Shimek, David Lyons, and Robb Bennett. (Source: PatentStorm.US-Patents)
Notable Mentions-
Three Minnesota Inventors Organizations are-
Wisconsin Inventors--
DR Mist Spray™: Hunting Outdoor/Sports Scent & Body Odor Spray, invented by Outdoor Innovative Products, Inc. The DR. Mist Spray is for active outdoors and sports-minded people. It completely and safely eliminates human scent. This product is an ideal thing for the hunter or wildlife photographer who must get very close to animals without them smelling the hunter or photographer’s scent. Outdoor Innovative Products is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Source: 24-7PressRelease.Com-Award-Winning-Inventions)
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Evirude Outboard Motors®, invented by Ole Evinrude. He was the founder Evirude Outboard Motors, which was made popular for the invention of the first outboard boat motor with practical commercial application. (Source: BoatMotors.Com-Evinrude.)
Take-A-Seat® invented by Pat Rock, from Delafield, Wisconsin. This three-in-one tailgate seat, cargo carrier, and bike rack is ideal for biking trips, tail-gating, and family get-to-gathers. (Source: BizTimes.Com-2007-Wiscsonsin-Inventors)
“Flirty Girty Lures™” and the “Turkey Dave Footrest™, invented by David Sumner. The Turkey Dave Footrest™ is a lightweight, collapsible, portable and virtually indestructible footrest used when sitting on the ground. It relieves back, neck and foot pain while stabilizing your hunting shot. (Source: HuntingNet.Com-Field-Journal-Detail)
Notable Mentions-
Four Wisconsin Inventor Organizations are-
Central Wisconsin Inventors Association, Steve Sorenson, President, P.O. Box 915, Manawa, WI 54949, (920) 596-3092, E-Mail: drheat@excite.com
Inventors' Network of Wisconsin (INW), Dave Marcusen, President, N2610 Chapel Hill Drive, Hortonville, WI 54944. E-Mail Address:dmarcusen@new.rr.com
Michigan Inventors--
The Water Station™, Tim and Dorothy Bourke, owners and inventors of Just Right Outdoor Products Inc.Com. This product allows campers and other outdoors people to be able to fully & cleanly wash items whether at a campsite, or miles from a water source.
Sun Stick™ and Sun Stick Home™, inventors are Cynthia VanRenterghem and Kerry VerMeulen. Sun Stick™ simply but accurately measures the level of sun at a particular location in your back yard. For gardeners, knowing this is essential, because it helps them determine exactly which kinds of plants would work best for each location. After just one day in the yard, SunStick will define an area as Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun and Full Sun, matching the right plant to the right spot. Sun Stick Home™accurately measures the light inside the home for houseplants. Cindy and Kerry’s Web-Site is GoSunStick.Com.
Eight Michigan Inventor Organizations Are-
The Inventor's Council of Mid-Michigan. President, Bob Ross, 519 South Saginaw Street, Suite 200, Flint, MI 48502. The president’s phone number is: (810) 232-7909, or try 810-245-5599. The Club’s Mailing Address is: P.O. Box 232, Lennon, MI 48449-0232. The Council’s phone number is: (517) 381-1960. Email: LFORD22649@aol.com.
Inventors Club of Michigan, President, Tom Milgie, 24685 Ravine Circle Apt. 203, Farmington Hills, MI 48335. Tel: (810) 870-9139.
Inventors Clubs of America, Lansing Area Chapter, 524 Curtis Road, E. Lansing, MI 48823. President: Carl Preston. Their telephone is: (517) 332-3561.
Inventors Association of Metropolitan Detroit, Detroit Area Chapter, 749 Clairepointe Circle, St. Clair, MI 48081. President: Frank Wales Phone: (586) 776-3658.
Mid-Michigan Inventors Group, Midland Area Chapter, Mid-Michigan Innovation Center, 4520 East Ashman Road, Suite M, Midland, MI 48642. Contact: Don Schutt Phone: 989.631.7910 ext 109.
Muskegon Inventors Network, Muskegon Area Chapter, 530 E. Giles Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445. President: Orville Crain. Phone: (866) 719-1290.
Top 12 Outdoor Inventions-
• Flashlight • Backpack • Knife • Whistle • High Protein Bars • Plastic Trash Bags • First Aid Kit • Metal Cup or Can • Butane Lighter • Water Purification System • Coleman Stove and • GPS.
For additional information, go to: Iterasi.Net-"Open-Viewer."
Top 10 Sporting Good Inventions-
• Bicycle • Running Shoes • Golf Club • Scuba • Fishing Rod & Reel • Baseball Glove • Football • Tennis Racket • Skateboard and • The Speedboat.
Companies & Related Organizations-
Their Address is: Blue Sky Designs, Inc, Suite 209, 2637 27th Ave South, Ivy Arts Building, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Their phone numbers are: 612-724-7002 & 888-724-7002 (toll-free).
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The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation. The National Inventors Hall of Fame™ honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social, and economic progress possible. Each year, the Selection Committee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation selects inventors for induction. These are selected from a field of people nominated by peers and the public. The Selection Committee includes representatives from the leading national scientific and technical organizations.
Outdoor Inventor of the Year Award
BH Publishing LLC, in conjunction with its outdoor web-site, www.yourworldoutdoors.com, is looking for ideas and suggestions prior to the launch of its Annual Outdoor Inventor of the Year Award.
The tentative guidelines for this Award are: 1) the submitted invention must be used in conjunction with an outdoor activity. 2) The nature of the outdoor invention should significantly improve the enjoyment of that outdoor activity. 3) While not mandatory or required, we strongly suggest that the invention would appeal to a wide range of outdoor enthusiasts. 4) The product-invention must be in working order (i.e. Rough prototypes or example models that are not complete and are non-functioning should not be submitted).
The process for submitting an entry is to download an Outdoor Inventor Award Application from our web-site and complete it. Then, include with the Application Form, at least 4-4 X 6 photographs, which show the Top, Left Side, Right Side, and Bottom of the Invention. If the item is of irregular shape, three more photos may be submitted. In place of still photographs, a short five minute video may be submitted. On a separate document, the inventor should provide a background summary that includes; 1) time in development, 2) funds and resources used in the design of the product, 3) a detailed discussion of how the product works, 4) other products which work in conjunction with the invention (i.e. an add-on or attachment to another existing product), should be mentioned, 5) engineering or scientific research which supports the feasibility of this invention in use must be mentioned if this information is essential to an understanding of the product’s applicability, and 6) patents, registrations, or licenses held or applied for by the inventor.
Market research and/or immediacy for mass-production need not be included, but may be helpful in assisting our judges’ decisions.
Our final two criterions are: 1) the application must be submitted by the original inventor or an authorized party, 2) the product-invention should not be offensive, impractical, or in bad taste.
The winner will get $200.00 in cash in addition to being  presented with the coveted Golden Goose Award at our Awards Ceremony to be held at the end of the year.
For more information contact: bigguy@yourworldoutdoors.com
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The Wilcraft™-Lake & Ice Rescue
Kenneth Johnson of Minnesota developed the Universal Compound Bow Press® which allows an archer to relieve the tension on the limbs, string and set the cables of high powered compound bows. When the archer strings a compound bow, having either two-piece limbs or one-piece limbs, the press provides greater ease and safety for the archer and less risk of damage to the bow's limbs and riser.
 Winter Resistant Alfalfa
The Wilcraft®-Ice Fishing
Take-A-Seat®
Turkey-Dave-Footrest™
Sun-Stick™
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