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Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 01 September 2026, 13:07 UTC By Aoife Walsh 1 min read
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MapQuest has seen a surge in app downloads after the company said it will not rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, following an executive order President Donald Trump issued last week amid an ongoing trade war with Canada. Democracy Dies in Darkness Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again As of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple’s No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake.

MapQuest has seen a surge in app downloads after the company said it will not rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, following an executive order President Donald Trump issued last week amid an ongoing trade war with Canada. Democracy Dies in Darkness Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again As of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple’s No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake.
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