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Executive Order 14422: Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America (EO 14422 (91 FR 56543))

Orders the Secretary of the Interior, with the Board on Geographic Names, to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" within 30 days, then update the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The order's stated reasons are US protection of and investment in the Great Lakes, and the lake's history and commerce.

Stages

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1. In force 27 August 2026
   Trump signs Executive Order 14422 ordering Lake Ontario renamed 'Lake America' for US federal use

Events

• 27 August 2026Trump signs Executive Order 14422 ordering Lake Ontario renamed 'Lake America' for US federal useActionProvocationUnited States4 sources