Trump Renamed Lake Ontario, So the Merch Arrived

This cartoon turns President Donald Trump’s August 27, 2026 executive order into a surreal song about renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” for U.S. federal references. The order gives the Secretary of the Interior and the Board on Geographic Names 30 days to update the Geographic Names Information System and federal maps, contracts, documents, and communications. 1

The lake borders New York and Ontario. The order governs U.S. government usage, while Canada and other countries are not required to use the new name. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford said they would continue calling it Lake Ontario. 23

The joke escalates when The Washington Post reported that an unofficial website, lakeamerica.ca, began selling “Lake America” merchandise, including a tourism shirt and a “Still Lake Ontario” shirt. Its map summarized the situation as “One lake. Two countries. Potentially two names.” 4

This is an original parody song and cartoon. The lyrics exaggerate the documented naming dispute for comic effect.