RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Travelers in northwestern Minnesota can shake off their trepidation about hitting the winter roads knowing Taylor Drift is clearing a path ahead of them.
The snowplow named for Taylor Swift was the runaway winner of Minnesota’s fourth annual Name a Snowplow contest, with eight new names announced Tuesday.
Walz thanked the state’s snowplow drivers for braving dangerous conditions, working 12-hour shifts and clearing 200 miles (322 kilometers) or more at a time.
The Name a Snowplow contest is a way to personalize both the massive trucks and the people who drive them.
Previous winners over the years in Minnesota include Plowy McPlowFace, Darth Blader, Blizzard of Oz, Scoop Dogg and Han Snolo.
Persons:
Taylor Swift, Taylor, Clark W, Dolly Plowton, Waipahinte, “, Tim Walz, ”, Walz, Anne Meyer, ” Meyer, Meyer, snowplows, Plowy, Darth Blader, Dogg, Han, ___ Trisha Ahmed, @TrishaAhmed15
Organizations:
—, Twin Cities, Minnesota Department of Transportation, state's Department of Transportation, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America
Locations:
RICHFIELD, Minn, Minnesota, Waipahinte —, Twin, Alaska , California , Ohio, Massachusetts