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Politics● LowSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 8:37 PM

Ohio city council decides to rename Lake Erie to ‘Gulf of Cleveland’

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The Cleveland, Ohio, City Council on Monday voted to rename a portion of Lake Erie as the “Gulf of Cleveland,” taking a jab at President Trump’s executive order declaring that Lake Ontario be called the “Gulf of America.” The emergency resolution led by Councilmember Kris Harsh passed in a 13-1 vote and was intended to…

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