White House Renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America,' Skips Canada
The order gives Interior 30 days to scrub Ontario from federal maps, though Canada controls the lake's north, west and southwest shores.
- Interior Secretary must erase 'Lake Ontario' from federal records within 30 days of the order.
- White House cites 9 of 11 US Coast Guard icebreakers and $4 billion spent protecting the lake.
- Order follows 2025's Executive Order 14172, which renamed the Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America.'
Why it matters: The Board on Geographic Names does not settle borders, it only edits what Washington calls them.
The White House, Presidential Actions ↗ · Aug 27, 20268/27/26