Decades-old brands, small businesses and individual Canadians are turning the Lake Ontario movement into something reminiscent of the Elbows Up wave last year.

Lake Ontario borders both the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.

Historians say the lake’s name was first used by Europeans in the 1600s, and the name first appeared on maps of North America as early as the 1660s.

President Trump directed the US government to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. This move follows escalating trade disputes between Washington and Ottawa. The executive order…