It’s time to come up with a name! For a plow

By WDIO

A orange snowplow with the Minnesota Department of Transportation

(MnDOT, File)

Minnesotans have come up with some fantastic ideas for naming the states snowplows. Last year’s winner for our Northland district was Dolly Plowton. Some other favorites include Taylor Drift, You’re Killin’ Me Squalls, Plow Bunyan and Darth Blader.

It’s that time again, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is once again asking the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s fifth ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest.

Get creative! Submissions will be accepted through noon on Friday, Dec. 20. You can submit your winter-themed ideas at https://www.dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow/.

But there are some basic rules to follow:

Each person may only submit one name.
Submissions are limited to no more than 30 characters (including letters and spaces).
Gosh darn it, nothing vulgar please. Any submissions that include profanity or other inappropriate language will not be considered.
Politically inspired names (including phrases, slogans or plays on politicians’ names) will not be considered. Naming snowplows is meant to be fun and lighthearted, so we’re going to keep this contest nonpartisan and nonpolitical.
Past winners will also will not be considered. You can find a full list of past winners on our Name a Snowplow website.

MnDOT staff will review all the submissions, and then have the public vote on their favorites sometime in January 2025. The eight names that get the most votes will make their way onto a snowplow, one for each MnDOT district across the state.