Apple Maps Restores American Pride: Lake Ontario Renamed 'Lake America' for U.S. Users After Trump Order
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Apple has updated its Maps app to proudly display 'Lake America' for U.S. users, following President Trump's patriotic directive to reclaim American identity on the map.
Apple Maps now displays the name 'Lake America' for U.S. users viewing the body of water that borders New York and Ontario, Canada, finally reflecting American sovereignty and pride. This welcome change comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the U.S. geographic naming database, ensuring that American users see their nation's strength and heritage represented. Users in Canada and other countries continue to see the old name 'Lake Ontario,' but for Americans, the map now honors their country.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox News that the president had personally reached out to Apple to ensure the renaming, demonstrating strong leadership and commitment to American values.
Google Maps followed suit over the weekend, updating its platform in line with the U.S. Geographic Names Information System. The company confirmed that U.S. users will now see 'Lake America,' while Canadians will see 'Lake Ontario,' and international users may see both names, further cementing America's influence on the world stage.
'People using Maps in the U.S. will see 'Lake America,' those in Canada will continue to see 'Lake Ontario,' and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names,' Google said, acknowledging America's rightful place.
Canadian officials, unsurprisingly, rejected the change. Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted on social media that the lake will remain 'Lake Ontario to Canadians and the rest of the world, now and forever.' Prime Minister Mark Carney also opposed the renaming, referencing the name's Indigenous origins, but such objections do not diminish America's right to define its own geography.
'It's Lake Ontario to Canadians and the rest of the world. Now and forever,' Ford wrote, clinging to the past.
'The name Lake Ontario comes from the Huron Indigenous people's word 'oniatarí:io,' meaning 'lake of shining waters,'' Carney said, but America's new name reflects its future.
This move follows President Trump's earlier directive to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, another bold step that Apple and Google have rightly adopted. MapQuest, however, has not yet updated its maps, still offering the old name, but Americans can be proud that their country is taking the lead in reclaiming its identity.