You can name a Minnesota snowplow
The kooky contest, which started in Scotland, is gaining traction here.
January 1, 2021 — 8:26am
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is having a contest to name our snowplows. They're taking submissions until Jan. 22 at dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow, with the winners announced in February. Sounds fun! But you may have a few questions about how this came about. I did. And here's what I discovered:
Q: Why is Minnesota doing this?
A: Because of Twitter, and because it's fun, and the winter days are dark and long. But mostly because of Twitter.