Voting is now underway for the Minnesota Department of Transportation's "Name a Snowplow" contest.
The agency narrowed down 30 finalists from more than 6,750 submissions.
Voting is open through noon Friday, Feb. 13.
Individuals may vote once and select up to eight winning names. The eight winning names will be assigned to one plow in each of MnDOT's districts.
The finalists are:
- 867-530 Brine
- AI: Arctic Intelligence
- Below Zero Hero
- Bob Chillin’
- Don’t Flurry, Be Happy
- Every Day I’m Shovelin’
- Feelin’ Salty
- Flurrious George
- Here We Snow Again
- I Got Friends In Snow Places
- Jon Bon Snowi
- Just Scraping By
- K Pop Blizzard Hunter
- KaPlow!
- Lake Snowbegone
- LL Cool Blade
- Minne-Snow-ta
- Mission: Impassable
- Mr. Plow
- O Brother, Where Art Plow?
- Oh, For Sleet's Sake
- Plowin’ In The Wind
- Salt Shaker
- Say It Ain’t Snow
- Six-Sleddin’, Six-Sleddin’
- Sled Zeppelin
- The Life Of A Snowgirl
- The North Plow
- Walter Whiteout
- Whiteout Warrior
Last year's contest winners were:
- We're Off To See The Blizzard
- Snowtorious B.I.G.
- Plowabunga!
- Anthony Sledwards
- You're Welcome
- Don'tcha Snow
- Sköl Plow
- I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered
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