Duck, Duck the Orange Truck earned its name in the 2021 Name the Snowplow contest in Minnesota. Photo courtesy MnDot

Watch for Clearopathtra if you are travelling to Duluth.

It is the name selected for a snowplow working in northeastern Minnesota as part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s annual ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest.

Seven other names for plows in MnDOT’s other jurisdiction were also selected.

They include Sleetwood Mac, Scoop! There it is, and Blizzo for the plow in the Twin Cities area.

Hundreds of names were submitted, with the final list whittled down to 60 for the public to vote on.

More than 64,000 votes were cast in the contest.

The winning names, in order of vote totals, and their future homes are:

Yer a Blizzard, Harry – District 8 (Southwest Minnesota)
Blizzo – Metro District (Twin Cities)
Clearopathtra – District 1 (Northeast Minnesota)
Better Call Salt – District 3 (Central Minnesota)
Han Snowlo – District 7 (South Central Minnesota)
Blader Tot Hotdish – District 2 (Northwest Minnesota)
Scoop! There it is – District 6 (Southeast Minnesota)
Sleetwood Mac – District 4 (West Central Minnesota)

MnDOT now has 25 named snowplows statewide, including Plowy McPlowFace, Betty Whiteout, Duck Duck Orange Truck and The Big Leplowski.