Globemakers are torn over Trump's 'Lake America' move
Globemakers are struggling to adapt to President Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America.' Manufacturers express concern over geopolitical uncertainty and the potential for future administration changes to invalidate their products.
Why it matters
The move illustrates how executive political decisions can disrupt international commerce and create logistical challenges for industries reliant on stable geographic naming conventions.
Globemakers are torn about how to respond to the 'Lake America' name change. Johner Images/Getty Images Trump's latest name change has put map and globe makers in a bind. One globemaker says he won't adopt the term "Lake America," refusing to follow "the whims of a madman." A map-and-globe company is allowing customers to update their maps at no extra charge. Globe and map makers are grappling with a very Trump-era problem: what do you do when politics keeps changing the map? President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” by executive order on Thursday, more than a year after renaming the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." The move is throwing some makers of physical maps and globes for a loop. Joseph C.
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