Daily briefing
Lake America update for September 28: Trump Signs Lake America Order; CEO Exits Over Viral AI Image
Donald Trump has signed an executive order officially renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. Meanwhile, the chief executive of a Michigan credit union has left her position after a viral AI photo featuring the disputed name triggered widespread public blowback.
What changed today
- Who is Jane Smith? Michigan Credit Union CEO quits job after family’s ‘Lake America’ AI photo goes viral - The Times of IndiaThe Times of IndiaSep 27, 2:34 AM ETOriginal
- CEO no longer employed by Michigan credit union after Lake America post - The Detroit NewsThe Detroit NewsSep 26, 11:34 PM ETOriginal
- Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosSep 26, 3:42 PM ETOriginal
What people were saying
Public posts, not reporting. These are individual opinions collected from open feeds; we link to each original rather than paraphrasing it.
- nee alle electrische auto's, je heb navigatie nodig dat connect met je managementsysteem mbt actieradius etc, Hyundai heeft gewoon nog navigatie, Kia ook etc ik zou nooit op maps vertrouwen, dat heb ik er afgegooid sinds Lake America.@hstein.eurosky.socialSep 28, 3:23 AM ETOriginal
- [parody] To own Iran, to win the peace, I'm going to re-name Omaha to "Lake America".@amicusopus.bsky.socialSep 28, 3:10 AM ETOriginal
- With the Bahrain GP taking place in Malaysia, the FIA has received a request from an unnamed source to host the Lake America Grand Prix of the 51st State in Montreal, in place of the 2027 Canadian Grand Prix. Circuit Gilles Villeneuve would be renamed Circuit Logan Sargeant.@parodyfia.bsky.socialSep 28, 2:34 AM ETOriginal
- Who are these people, and why does the woman in front have her right arm attached to her rib cage? And why is there a luggage cart in the alleged White House? I know, it’s AI, but man it’s stupid AI! (And “Superintelligence” is going to go the way of Lake America.)@joycelh.bsky.socialSep 28, 1:15 AM ETOriginal
The standing context
Since Aug. 27, 2026, U.S. federal naming systems use “Lake America” for the lake long recorded as Lake Ontario. Canada has not adopted the change, so which name you see on a map depends on where you are. Background: what Lake America is, who calls it what right now and every dated update.
How this briefing was made: our daily sweep collects public news and discussion feeds about the name of this lake, and this page is assembled from exactly what it stored — 12 public items on this date. Nothing is scraped from a private feed, no quote is invented, and every line links to its original.
Follow this story on Google
Adding LakeAmerica.blog as a preferred source tells Google you want to see our coverage; it may then show up more often in your own Google results. Google decides what it shows.