MapQuest's App Surges to No. 1 In Navigation After Refusing to Rename Lake Ontario

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By BeauHDAug 31, 2026, 1:00 pm126 pts
MapQuest's refusal to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" has sent its app surging up the charts, making it the No. 1 navigation app in the U.S. and driving "hundreds of thousands" of new downloads. In contrast, Google Maps announced on Saturday that it was complying with the Trump administration's name…

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